A Visit From Santa Claus - Part 2

Continued from Part 1.... I ran downstairs to catch a glimpse of his face, Just as he came down, out of the fireplace, He was cloaked in red with a fur trimmed suit, And covered in soot from his hat to his boot, A large sack full of presents he carried along, He opened it up as he hummed a Christmas song, With much merriment his blue eyes twinkled, His face was joyful, and yet somewhat wrinkled, His cheeks were blushed like the berries in holly, His snow white beard was long and quite jolly, From his pipe came out a great puff of smoke, He began his work and not a word he spoke, Santa Claus was tall, with a belly quite round, And his laughter was a most glorious sound, I looked on with glee as a smile crossed my face, When he approached and gave me a warm embrace, Then, Santa placed several gifts beneath our tree, Something for the children, and Father, and me, He filled the stockings with sugarplums and a toy, Which I know will delight my little girl and boy, The midnight hour on the mantel clock chimed, He turned, then back up the chimney he climbed, With a whistle he signaled for his reindeer to go, And away they flew with a hearty, "Ho, ho, ho!", Before disappearing Santa exclaimed from his sleigh, "To all a good night and a Happy Christmas Day!". This was going to be an entry for Debbie Guzzi's "Santa Claus" contest. Unfortunately, it was too long to fit all into one poem. So, I am posting it as two parts.