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Summary

Carolyn Hastings celebrates the December Christmas season in Australia with a focus on the blooming feijoa trees, inviting readers to join the "Decidedly December" poetry prompt on Medium.

Abstract

The website content is an invitation by Carolyn Hastings to embrace the festive spirit of December through the natural beauty of feijoa flowers. Hastings poetically describes the Christmassy tri-colour blooms as a symbol of the season, which for Australians marks the beginning of summer. The author encourages participation in the "Decidedly December" prompt by Paper Poetry, emphasizing the joy and uniqueness of the month and inviting specific Medium contributors to partake. The article also includes a personal anecdote of Hastings' morning walk capturing the essence of Christmas in the air and concludes with a call to action for readers to subscribe to her email list and become Medium members through her affiliate link.

Opinions

  • The author expresses a preference for natural Christmas decorations provided by feijoa trees over store-bought ones.
  • Hastings conveys a sense of excitement and nostalgia associated with the month of December, highlighting it as a special time for creative expression.
  • There is an evident enthusiasm for community engagement, as Hastings directly calls upon fellow writers and the broader audience to contribute to the December poetry prompt.
  • The author's appreciation for the sensory experiences of December, such as the sweet smell in the air, is clear, indicating a personal connection to the season.
  • Hastings values the contributions of specific Medium writers and sees them as integral to the success and vibrancy of the "Decidedly December" prompt.

Decidedly December

Christmas Is Blooming

A Christmassy twittle

constructed in Canva by author using author’s own photo of feijoa flowers

Feijoas, they are blooming sprays of Christmassy tri-colour plum-red white and green telling all it’s decidedly December 🎄

© Carolyn Hastings 2022

Yay! It’s December everyone!

And for us here in Australia, where it’s officially summer, the feijoa trees in my neighbourhood are in full bloom. Who needs Christmas store-bought decorations when nature provides them for free?! 😃

I took the photo while I was out yesterday on an early morning walk. The light was perfect and the air was sweet. I could smell Christmas. Yes, it is decidedly December.

And joy-o-joy, that’s exactly what Indubala Kachhawa has called Paper Poetry’s month-long prompt for December — Decidedly December!

Please come and join us this month for the prompt. We want this one to be super special. Spill your hearts onto the page and tell us in your own unique way what December means to you. You’ll find the prompt details here —

I’m calling on a few of our Paper Poetry friends to come join us — Toni Crowe | Thalia Dunn | James G Brennan | Somsubhra Banerjee | Paroma Sen — and everyone else too — the more the merrier! ✨🙏 ✨

Thank you so much for being here. 🙏 💕

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