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Merry Christmas, Mr Scrooge

He scoffs at our joyful noise The good spirits we invoke, As he passes by with grim poise Thinking this holiday is a joke Still, we make the time brighter We go about in a cheery stance, Making lives a little lighter While the years give us a chance We sing a carol of Christmas With wassail in our mug, For you cannot stop us You dear, olde humbug We shall wish a Happy Holiday To every miser, bum and stooge, So, with all our might we say Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge! Date - 11/29/2022 Writing Challenge - Write A Christmas Poem - Poetry Contest Sponsor - Constance La France

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Joe Maverick

Date: 12/9/2022 9:48:00 AM

A ha..Old scrooge.? A story for the ages, and In truth a good reflection of a society's Malign influence creating the character the Truly sobering aspect is, the existence many In the fishbowl of europe lived is creeping to Our countries as the internet allows.' Not a Happy situation I am against it.'

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/26/2023 10:56:00 AM

Thank you for reading, Joe... There is much to gain from old Scrooge's story... Funny, how many people there are who still need to learn those lessons...

Sam Kauffman

Date: 12/8/2022 10:48:00 AM

Kelly, congratulations on your win. Truly we have a golden opportunity at Christmas to send out Christmas blessings to all we encounter - even Scrooge even when it seemed he didn't have a "ghost" of a chance to experience the true joy of Christmas! This is a delightful homage to one of my favorite Christmas stories. Sending you blessings of joy!

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/24/2023 10:08:00 AM

Thank you, Sam... I'm so pleased that you enjoyed this one!

Christuraj Alex

Date: 12/5/2022 8:28:00 PM

"a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint... secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster." - as Charles Dickens describes Scrooge. Congratulations!

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/19/2023 10:10:00 AM

Yes, he sure did... and even someone like that could change for the better... Thank you so much for reading :)

Constance La France

Date: 12/5/2022 1:36:00 AM

kelly, a delightful poem, congratulations on your win in my Writing Challenge - Write A Christmas Poem, well done, blessings

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/19/2023 10:07:00 AM

Thank you, Constance... It was a pleasure to participate in your contest :)

Heidi Sands

Date: 12/4/2022 1:33:00 PM

I love the Holiday Spirit. Well done :)

Kelly Deschler
Date: 1/19/2023 9:59:00 AM

Thank you for reading, Heidi :)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/4/2022 11:40:00 AM

Reads like a good contender to me for the contest. Way to go. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my pages. Sara

Kelly Deschler
Date: 12/30/2022 4:00:00 PM

Thank you, Sara, for taking the time to drop by my poems, too... I do appreciate it...

Miranda Hawley

Date: 11/29/2022 5:13:00 PM

Not many people say "Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge" the world would be a better place if more of us did. Oh and IMHO everyone has a Mr Scrooge somewhere in their lives.

Kelly Deschler
Date: 12/16/2022 7:40:00 AM

Well said, Miranda... and thank you for taking the time to read and comment so kindly on my poem :)