Pigmas 2024 6 January

[RiverNotch]

Last day of Pigmas! Taking into account some of the feedback in the opening thread, ye respondents may follow one of three tiers:
(1 - GOLD) Write a sonnet based on the day's prompt. The final goal is to produce something approximating a crown of sonnets!
(2 - FRANKINCENSE) Write a poem of a particular form based on the day's prompt. The final goal is to produce something approximating a crown of that form.
(3 - MYRRH) Write a poem on the day's prompt based on your choice of poem from the previous day's prompt, making sure it's the same form as the poem you're responding to.

Today's prompt:
Write a poem involving a second birth.

[CRNDLSM]

Today is the day I finally cried
The doorbell rings I swing it open wide
'What the heck is this?! Hi! Merry christmas!'
Was I mad or glad? I couldn't decide
Introspections gotten pretty severe
Of all the people in this hemisphere 
I guess I don't mind, put it all behind
They made the effort, they're here, that is clear.
The rest of the day went by us so fast
A reunion of the ghosts of my past
What is this grin,  like being born again?
I can't believe it, these feelings won't last
Introspections gotten pretty severe
How do I feel about Christmas this year?