Countdown to the Star

The limbs and twigs are still kept below
and we would still have to shake away the dust.
The same for the stars and angels
stashed away in their boxes
but soon, we shall witness
their time of the year
their time to shine.

Right now we haven't even started to shak off the dust.
We haven't even touched that corner, that room under the stairs.
But we could perhaps say that we're still at the bottom -
where the twigs are widest.

We've already started to place some angels,
the red and green balls, candycanes, circular things
that look like bracelets, those medium-sized socks
then, not now, we'll start to put the first of
the lights.

We'll eventually get there, but right now
we've got things to finish -
this circular portion - the widest twigs
perhaps having a diameter of about
say... 10 months.

We'll get there -
We'll get it done -
Just a little more around the tree -
and we'll get it done.

Then we can race our way
up the winding mountain
trailblazing with angels, candycanes and those medium sized socks
until we reach the peak -
that ever shining star.