Joy to the World
They dance in the living room. He stands on her toes and she moves around holding his arms out to their sides. Swaying back and forth she sings loudly to the Christmas music already coming through the radio speakers. After Thanksgiving dinner, Grandpa is sprawled out on the couch while Grandma cleans up in the kitchen. It is Salome and Jonba spending time together after finishing up trimming the fresh cut Christmas tree.
Salome is out of school for Christmas break and has three weeks to just relax and spend time with her family and Hiro. After the last semester, it ia a much needed break. In fact there is a serious temptation to just forget school and run off to join the circus.
Jonba cries out and she grabs the growing boy and hoists him on to her hip so she can hold on to him and move a bit easier through the room. His tiny arms wrap around her neck and she puts her hand to the back of his head - supporting his neck like she would when he was a baby. Except that is years ago, and Jonba is slowly growing up into a young boy, and when she looks into his face she sees the same brown eyes as his father but none of the hatred and anger there.
That makes her arms tighten around him some more, as if the tighter she holds on to him the less effect his father can have on him. As they move through the living room and she sprinkles tinsel on the top of his head she pushes thoughts of the past away from her, taking comfort in the heat of the room and the love in the house.
No more will sin and sorrow grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He'll come and make the blessings flow
Far as the curse was found,
Far as the curse was found,
Far as, far as the curse was found.
Salome is out of school for Christmas break and has three weeks to just relax and spend time with her family and Hiro. After the last semester, it ia a much needed break. In fact there is a serious temptation to just forget school and run off to join the circus.
Jonba cries out and she grabs the growing boy and hoists him on to her hip so she can hold on to him and move a bit easier through the room. His tiny arms wrap around her neck and she puts her hand to the back of his head - supporting his neck like she would when he was a baby. Except that is years ago, and Jonba is slowly growing up into a young boy, and when she looks into his face she sees the same brown eyes as his father but none of the hatred and anger there.
That makes her arms tighten around him some more, as if the tighter she holds on to him the less effect his father can have on him. As they move through the living room and she sprinkles tinsel on the top of his head she pushes thoughts of the past away from her, taking comfort in the heat of the room and the love in the house.
No more will sin and sorrow grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He'll come and make the blessings flow
Far as the curse was found,
Far as the curse was found,
Far as, far as the curse was found.