Christmas Wish 2007
I write some really bad poetry, so I try to avoid writing any at all, but this Christmas Wish came to me in a fit of remorse for failing to send any cards yet this year AT ALL and for finishing my shopping only hours before the closing bell.
This is hardly great poetry, but what do you want for an extemporaneous Christmas card at 3AM Christmas morning!
Hope you have a great Christmas
Twas the Day Before Christmas…
Twas the day before Christmas
I awoke feeling late,
It was 7AM, not a minute to wait;
The dishes were piled high in the sink
The shopping not done … I needed to think.
Should I let Jim stay dreaming while I finished sweeping?
Should I go do the shopping and leaving him just sleeping
My husband was snuggled all safe in his bed
With 5 little kitty cats curled by his head.
He looked oh so peaceful and happy asleep,
But I woke him by shaking and grabbing his feet.
“Not a minute to waste” said this Grinch
“The day before Christmas is never a cinch”
You make the coffee and I’ll dig the stream
The damage the rain did was hardly a dream.
So he made the coffee and I dug the stream,
Then off to the bank we went with a scream…
The lines there were horrid, all twisty and long
The tellers were slow, not rushing the throng
By 10 we were shopping and looking around
To see if any gifts were left to be found.
The parking lots full, the wind it was strong
And store help was nowhere ever found.
We sat in the car and made us a list,
Then we went in and gave it a twist.
Bought nothing we’d planned,
Spent more than we wished,
But not so much more that we felt remiss.
By 2 we were buying last minute food.
By 3 we were back and unpacking the load.
But the floor needed vacuumed,
The walls needed washed.
Or the next morning the gifts would be lost
In the dust and the clutter left undone for weeks.
While we graded our students when the house needed tweaks.
By 4 the bath was clean by 5 we were washing
Laundry and walls, by 6 we sat talking.
It was 7 again when we said were weren’t done
And started to finish the rest of the fun
By 8 work was done and we sat down at last
To hoagies for dinner, no cooking was done
Before Chloe came 4 hours would pass.
At 12 she arrived, her mother looked beat
20 dozen cookies is really a feat!
And all in two days, with nary a stop
Now neatly on trays, she’s ready to drop.
Chloe’s excited, she’s ready to see
If Santa will come, though she hardly believes.
She shows her Mom her Ginger house
And sets out a plate
With a carrot for Rudolph before Momma leaves.
At 1 she’s awake watching out for the light
That reindeers make while they they’re taking flight.
The gifts are unwrapped, Santa can’t come
While little girls wait, Grandma’s can’t have fun.
At 1:42 she’s finally asleep
Swiftly as coursers I jump to my feet.
I dash to the car, give the clicker a beep
Open the back and gather the treats.
I dash to the bedroom, where Jim is asleep
I wrap and I tape until I am beat.
At 3 it‘ll be over since I’m really not done
As I write this to you at 2:31
Just 4 more to wrap and set under the tree
And tomorrow will be almost as it should be.
For Christmas is here, ready or not
And soon will be over even though there’s a lot
Of gifts yet to be given and gathered and shared
And folks to be thought of for whom we have cared,
But not seen on this day or even a while.
But of whom we think every day with a smile.
Not just Christmas to celebrate and fill with love
But each single day to fill like a glove
With care for our family and all of our friends,
Our children, their children and those we offend.
There is a clatter on the roof top, the house it does shake
A white light flashes outside that’s hard to mistake.
There’s no one in the Chimney
And nothing outside
But you can’t mistake the sound of that ride
For his radio blares music and above all the roar
Something is moving, I can see it soar.
I look, then I listen and then clearly hear
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL,
ALL BE OF GOOD CHEER
posted by Oncered @ 12:57 AM
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