Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Merry Christmas to you from me Here’s what I’ve been thinking you see Has it been another year We’ve survived it my dear? I just don’t know how that can be Merry Christmas to you from me Merry Christmas to you from me You pulled me to one shaky knee And dragged me to my feet To stumble on and beat At that door while you search for the key Merry Christmas to you from me Merry Christmas to you from me You are earning your hard-knocks degree You are passing the test You deserve now, all the best Take my hand and we’ll run wild and free Merry Christmas to you from me… *Edited and re-titled version of a previous post...This is a poetry form I unknowingly ‘invented’ in 2003. It was written to my late wife on the anniversary of the death of our son on April 9th, 2001 when we were hurting. It resembles a limerick but has identical repeating 1st and 6th lines in each verse and is one line longer than a limerick... Adapted and summitted for the Christmas Carols contest sponsored by Kelly Deschler