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.
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Mirzoev Avatar
January 6, 2014 at 3:36 AM
Now I see the total poem, it's really wonderful - Alisher
Deschler Avatar
January 8, 2014 at 4:53 PM
Thank you very much, Alisher! I am glad that you enjoyed the entire poem!
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December 24, 2013 at 3:25 AM
- Happy Christmas, Kelly - Have a great time with family and good friends! - Santa Claus huggs from // Anne-Lise :)
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December 27, 2013 at 9:38 PM
Thank you very much, Anne-Lise! I hope that you and your family had a great Christmas, and I wish you all the best for the New Year!
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December 24, 2013 at 1:08 AM
Kelly,, Guess what? , The end of the year is approaching :) and there's no way I'm letting this year end, without dropping by with SMILES and CHRISTMAS CHEERS. Thank You for making this a great year for ALL OF US. --- May magic fill your days and all your dreams come true this holiday season. MERRY CHRISTAMS <3 Love Linda -The Sweetest Poet Destroyer
Deschler Avatar
December 26, 2013 at 9:15 PM
Linda, thank you very much for making me feel so welcome, when I joined the Soup this year. It really is like one big family here! I hope that you had a great Christmas, and I wish you all the best for the New Year!
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December 23, 2013 at 8:26 AM
I enjoyed you version, have an amazing Christmas Kelly.
Deschler Avatar
December 23, 2013 at 11:38 PM
Thank you, Richard. I am happy that you enjoyed the entire poem. I hope that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas, as well!
Melugin Avatar
December 22, 2013 at 8:02 PM
Kelly Santa told me to express his appreciation for this awesome Christmas poem. He moved your name to the top of his list! You are a poetic princess!! Merry Christmas, chuck
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December 26, 2013 at 6:45 PM
:) Thank you once again, Chuck! I hope that you had a great Christmas, and I wish you all the best for the New Year!
Duncan Avatar
December 22, 2013 at 5:56 PM
I liked it very much so ;} A very Merry Christmas to you and yours ;)
Deschler Avatar
December 26, 2013 at 6:36 PM
Thank you very much, Debbie. I am so glad that you enjoyed the entire poem! I hope you and your family had a great Christmas!
Sathasivam Avatar
December 22, 2013 at 8:05 AM
Excellent. Beautiful and very pleasure to read it. Thanks for sharing it. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a very happy new near for 2014. God bless
Deschler Avatar
December 24, 2013 at 12:13 AM
Thank you so much, Ravi! I am glad that you enjoyed my poem. I hope that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, as well!
Guzzi Avatar
December 20, 2013 at 7:37 PM
You retold the Night before Christmas in your own words. I like it both ways. Light & Love
Deschler Avatar
December 23, 2013 at 11:54 PM
Thank you very much, Debbie. I am glad that you enjoyed my version of The Night Before Christmas. It was a fun poem to write!
Dunn Avatar
December 20, 2013 at 3:33 PM
NOW THIS A POEM ABOUT SANTA, GREAT WORK HERE MY FRIEND. MERRY CHRISTMAS. CHERI
Deschler Avatar
December 23, 2013 at 9:46 PM
Thank you so much, my friend! I had a lot of fun writing this poem. I am glad that you enjoyed it. And, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!
Onclaud Avatar
December 20, 2013 at 2:42 PM
you explored the whole gamut of ideas about our jolly man, kel... what a joyful, fascinating read!... huggs
Deschler Avatar
December 22, 2013 at 8:23 PM
Thank you so much, Nette. I'm so glad you enjoyed my poem!
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December 20, 2013 at 11:02 AM
Super Christmas-y... puts me in the spirit almost a week in advance... Terry
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December 22, 2013 at 8:07 PM
Thank you very much, Terry. I am so glad that you enjoyed it!
Melugin Avatar
December 20, 2013 at 8:30 AM
Kelly, you Christmas Choregrapher! I loved it!! 7 stars have twinkled it Santa's Eyes!
Deschler Avatar
December 22, 2013 at 7:58 PM
Thank you so much, Chuck! I am so happy that you enjoyed the entire poem! :)
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December 19, 2013 at 6:16 PM
First art was brilliant and second part is just as good, very good write Kelly. Vera
Deschler Avatar
December 21, 2013 at 7:48 PM
Thank you so much, Vera! I am so glad that you enjoyed the entire poem!
Davis Avatar
December 18, 2013 at 10:29 PM
Kelly This is very creative and imaginative. You did a great job entertaining the reader with holiday cheer and a well crafted story of Santa. Nice job Thanks for the wonderful comment on my Stolen Hearts poem. Hugs
Deschler Avatar
December 19, 2013 at 11:30 PM
Thank you so much, Robin! I am glad that you enjoyed it! And, you are very welcome, I always enjoy reading your work, too.
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December 17, 2013 at 9:45 AM
Hi kelly kudos to yor imaginative santa poem! Rhyming soo exceptional too. So do they realy somehow manage down d chimney, belly n all?;) mery xmas
Deschler Avatar
December 19, 2013 at 6:08 PM
Thank you very much! I don't know how he does fit down that chimney, but he must manage it every year! :) Merry Christmas!
Dunn Avatar
December 16, 2013 at 7:11 PM
A wonderful ending to the whole poem great job here, it says everything about the night of christmas eve and santa, also thank you for your comments on all about me. cheri
Deschler Avatar
December 19, 2013 at 5:22 PM
Thank you very much, Cheri. And, you are most welcome, my friend, I always enjoy reading your work!
Carroll Avatar
December 16, 2013 at 3:45 PM
Hi Kelly, Nice yuletide write from you! Ken
Deschler Avatar
December 19, 2013 at 4:48 PM
Thank you, Ken!
Dietrich Avatar
December 16, 2013 at 2:56 PM
don't you hate when that happens and the poem is too long? Yet I always end up seeing people who are able to post super long things. How the heck do they do it? Anyway, good to see you retelling the classic Night before Christmas story.
Deschler Avatar
December 19, 2013 at 3:56 PM
Yes, that was very frustrating! I didn't think this would be too long to fit all together as one poem. I don't know how others do it? Anyway, thank you very much for the great comments, Andrea!
Mehta Avatar
December 16, 2013 at 5:19 AM
Nice flight of imagination to create Santa Claus, Kelly
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