A Christmas Abecedarian

Angels sit on top of Christmas trees
Bells ring for  baby Jesus’ birth. Can you hear?
Candy canes or cookies if you please.
Decorate your home with Christmas cheer.

Excitement builds and there’s exhaustion too!
Festive families have fun in the snow.
Generous are they with gifts and all they do,
Happy - waiting for St. Nick’s Ho! Ho! Ho!

Illumination shows on every street.
Jack Frost comes along, but I will be
Kissing under mistletoe - so sweet,
Loving my December thoroughly.

Magic times! Perhaps you’ll see a fairy!
Nice or naughty?  Santa makes his list.
Opening our presents, we’ll be merry.
Parties of the season can’t be missed!

Quince pudding tastes so fine with cinnamon.
Rum cake for me! Pa rum pum pum pum!
Stockings filled by Santa - oh, what fun.
Turkey, stuffing, and potatoes. YUM!

Uplifting messages and songs we’ll play.
Visits to our relatives we’ll make -
Wishes too, for a white Christmas day;
Xmas time, be good for goodness sake!

Yuletide logs are burning. Turn in for the night.
Zapped of energy, get Zzzzz's! May all your dreams be bright.


Written in January of 2016 For the Contest of Shadow Hamilton

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 1/31/2016 11:01:00 PM
Andrea, Congratulations on your wonderful win. LINDA -
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Date: 1/28/2016 4:34:00 AM
Congrats on big win with this awesome write Andrea!
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Date: 1/25/2016 1:09:00 PM
I remember my christmas poems for kids and teenagers series which you followed from poem 1 to 10. Surprisingly, that was 2 years ago... Time really flies so fast these days.... Great lines and its been a long while.
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Date: 1/25/2016 7:55:00 AM
Perfect for this time of year. I love that you did this with the rhyming. Great job.
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Date: 1/24/2016 4:02:00 PM
ANDREA, Congrats on your Christmas Abecedarian win. **SKAT**
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Date: 1/24/2016 9:10:00 AM
congrats on placing Andrea superbly written Hugs
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Date: 1/24/2016 8:33:00 AM
A well written Abecedarian. A rhyming one too..wow! All the best for the contest..
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Date: 1/24/2016 8:10:00 AM
Nicely done Andrea, a lovely write with a little humor thrown in.
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Date: 1/24/2016 6:30:00 AM
Congratulations! Light and uplifting.
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Date: 1/24/2016 6:28:00 AM
Gosh I missed reading so many of these poems Andrea - love the humour in your poem:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 1/23/2016 5:23:00 PM
Hello Andrea ... the alphabet and Christmas along with your rhyme fit together like a jigsaw puzzle Andrea - well done - Lindsay
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Date: 1/22/2016 9:28:00 PM
Love the rum cake line...Very nicely penned...best wishes
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Date: 1/22/2016 1:46:00 PM
Enjoyed, Andrea!!!
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Date: 1/22/2016 11:04:00 AM
Reading this makes me feel like holding on to the wonderful season, andie. Such vehemence at the 24th line made me smile. :-) Loved your abecedarian. hugs!
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