Andrea Dietrich Poet Dodoitsu

An Extra Special Christmas Stocking Day

One hung stocking overflows
with a child’s treasury of
brightly colored gumdrops and
hard, sweet-filled candies.

Sugar cookies peek out from
the top of my treat-filled sock:
angels, stars, wreathes and snowmen
painted with frosting!

Catching my attention is
a movement from a stocking
beneath the tree, and I hear
a wonderful sound.

A whiskered face emerges
with a tiny meow and 
staring - wide-eyed - right at me . . . . 
The best gift ever!

By Andrea Dietrich
Written November 6, 2011
For Russell Sivey's
Christmas Stockings Tribute Poetry Contest

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Robin Davis September 12, 2014 at 6:40 AM Andrea What a fun and special surprise to find. A christmas kitty for you to love. Thank you for the awesome comment on my My Last Note poem.

Carol Sunshine Brown December 12, 2011 at 12:17 PM Congratulations on your placement in Russell's "Christmas Stocking Tribute" contest Andrea. Love, Carol

Greg Stanley December 11, 2011 at 1:30 PM Andrea, very nicely done and congratulations on your first place win

Edward Mccormick December 11, 2011 at 9:03 AM So fun! Lucky you to have that memory, and lucky kitty too! Well deserved 1st placement, Congrats Andrea! <3~ECMc

Joyce Johnson December 11, 2011 at 8:54 AM What a surprise in your stocking. Congratulations on a big win Andrea. Love, Joyce

Broken Butterfly November 24, 2011 at 5:37 PM This is a sweet poem. A nice Christmas memory. My Christmas kitty was called Fluffy. She was completely white. She became my very best friend.

Phyllis Babcock November 11, 2011 at 11:38 AM Cute poem and I am sure whiskers is much loved. love phyl

Jack Horne November 10, 2011 at 11:07 AM I just wanted to read this one again - I'm feeling so festive right now. Pity there wasn't really a kitten in the stocking - such a cute idea : )

Robert Johnson November 9, 2011 at 12:45 PM I'm feeling fuzzy and warm all over. :)

Joyce Johnson November 8, 2011 at 11:49 PM Very nice. Warm and cozy. I like this one. I am trying to hold my eyes open to read and comment but I''m losing. I have gotten way behind. Try again tomorrow. Love, Joyce

Linda-Marie Sweetheart November 8, 2011 at 6:30 PM oh a lovely surprise Andrea in this Christmas stocking and beneath the tree a cutie pie kitty.. delightful entry.. any child would savor this one.. good luck in the contest my friend..luv..

Daver Austin November 8, 2011 at 2:02 PM That would make most any child happy. Your poem has made me and my umpteen thousand kitties very happy. LUck in the contest. Love, daver

Carolyn Devonshire November 8, 2011 at 1:28 PM Aw, I would have been so happy to see a kitten emerging from my stocking. All we got were fruit, nuts and candy. Candy was dandy. Could have lived without the oranges and apples. Fun poem, Andrea. Best wishes in the contest. Love, Carolyn

Jack Horne November 8, 2011 at 10:27 AM Awww, I can just imagine the little face emerging from the stocking : )

Farrah Veronica Sinha November 8, 2011 at 9:49 AM Very very nostalgic....feel good poem....

Poet Tacito November 8, 2011 at 8:38 AM Beautifully done, Andrea! A moment captured so well!

Kabuteng P.Ink K. November 8, 2011 at 8:13 AM Ok, I am silly, for a minute there I thought that a mouse would be saying peek-a-boo O_o, raiding that stocking--ooh wait, maybe I can use that for My poem! haha you just gave me an idea...but I sure would choose the cat anytime, that's so cute! Nicest surprise ever!! Stockings weren't popular here since we don't have chimneys...but these days, it's catching on methinks,,, hugs to you!

John Loving Iii November 8, 2011 at 8:08 AM i should start a cat rental bussiness. john

Cory Long November 8, 2011 at 6:10 AM nicely written cory

Tony Lane November 8, 2011 at 4:39 AM We've had Christmas puppies and they are a hit with the kids. Tony

Bl Devnath November 8, 2011 at 1:02 AM Wonderful poem, just now I have read and enjoyed with heart like a winner. Wonderful man hears wonderful sound, You are sweet too. Thanks for sharing. Best of Luck for contest. bl

Kash Poet November 8, 2011 at 12:57 AM Very sweet poem.I like the ending very much.Best wishes.These are the contests in which I am least interested....hahaha.

Nette Onclaud November 7, 2011 at 11:41 PM whoot, this is so cool and really imaginative, andie.. love it.. miss ya; come over! :) hugggs with winning wishes! :)