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A Disappearing Santa

I think it's a sin,
Santa's got thin.
Father Christmas was fat,
And jolly with that,
I don't like to complain,
Santa is not the same.

Thin, tummies don't shake,
With laughter, and make,
Children shout out with glee,
When sitting on Santa's knee.

With a lap comfy cosy,
Cheeks chubby and rosy,
Kind smiley eyes,
So honest and wise.

He was the essence of joy,
To every girl and boy.
It makes me sad to say,
Santa's fading away.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 12/12/2021 2:56:00 PM
Hello Shirley ... he should be back to his old self after stuffing himself with all the goodies left for him on Christmas Eve - thanks Shirley - Lindsay
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Shirley Hawkins
Date: 12/12/2021 11:34:00 PM
Hello Lindsay. Thank you for your kind comment. Diets are not for Father Christmas. Ho Ho Ho! doesn't sound right coming from a thin man with a wispy beard. I would like to take this opportuniyt to wish you and yours A very Happy and Healthy Christmas filled with loving care. Shirley
Date: 12/8/2021 10:37:00 AM
Come to Hawai'i, Samoa, or Tonga, where bellies do bounce . . . . .
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Shirley Hawkins
Date: 12/8/2021 10:33:00 PM
And dance....
Date: 12/8/2021 7:33:00 AM
Who can trust a skinny Santa! He has nowhere to hide his presence! ;)
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Shirley Hawkins
Date: 12/8/2021 10:36:00 PM
Presence being the operative word... Still smiling from your clever comment. Thank you, Kim. Take care .... Shirley
Date: 12/7/2021 5:55:00 PM
Hmmm, I think you're right about this, Shirlety. I've noticed it, too.
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Shirley Hawkins
Date: 12/8/2021 10:40:00 PM
You don't expect Santa to be diet conscious... Anyway he needs to be chubby to keep warm...

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