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Christmastime Again

Where I come from
It’s dark and quiet
Eleven months of the year
Then one fine day
Everything changes

All of a sudden
It’s bright and snowing
And I come to life
After a long hibernation

I love to see my old friend
Elf sitting on the shelf
Right next to a lit-up tree
He never says much
I don’t even know if he has a name
He just wears his big silly grin
Probably happy to see me

I have another friend
A human boy who
Comes to visit me
Funny thing…
Every single time
There’s a series of 
Sudden snowstorms 

He brings his eyeball
Really close to me
Scares me a little
But I don’t let on
I grin and bear it
I just stay very quiet
Then he moves on

Soon enough the time rolls
Around again for hibernation
I can always tell it’s coming
It’s shortly after mad chaos
The house at full capacity
There’s music and a huge feast
Followed by calling out names
And giving of glittery boxes
Shouts of joy by young and old
Singing dancing till all hours

I get so tired just watching them
That I’m ready for a good long sleep
Until next December rolls around     



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Submitted on November 19, 2019 for contest STUCK IN A CHRISTMAS GLOBE sponsored by BOBBY MAY  -  RANKED 2ND

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Date: 12/17/2019 12:34:00 PM
- Sorry late response ... Congratulations on your winning poem, Line :) - Christmas is approaching ... and I wish you and your loved ones a wonderful Christmas :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 12/17/2019 2:57:00 PM
Thank you so much, Sunshine. Most appreciated.
Date: 12/13/2019 4:55:00 AM
Sincere congratulations on your win in Bobby's Christmas Globe contest, Line - keep up the great work, my friend! Blessings! :o) <3
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Line Gauthier
Date: 12/13/2019 8:51:00 AM
Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Gregory.
Date: 12/12/2019 11:18:00 PM
Lind congratulations on your win!;)
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Line Gauthier
Date: 12/13/2019 8:51:00 AM
Thanks, Brenda.
Date: 12/12/2019 7:01:00 PM
Congrats on your winning poem Bobby
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Line Gauthier
Date: 12/13/2019 8:52:00 AM
Thanks, Gregory.
Date: 12/12/2019 6:55:00 PM
Sounds like my kind of job -- one month a year! Congrats on your win in Bobby's contest, Line. Season's best, Gershon
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Line Gauthier
Date: 12/13/2019 8:52:00 AM
LOL. Thanks, Gregory.
Date: 11/20/2019 8:11:00 PM
this was wonderfully crafted line...wonderful write for the contest theme and season... :) hugs
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Line Gauthier
Date: 11/20/2019 8:43:00 PM
Thanks, Sandra. Much appreciated.
Date: 11/20/2019 4:12:00 PM
One word for this one: FABULOUS!
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Line Gauthier
Date: 11/20/2019 7:02:00 PM
Thank you so much, Timothy. Most appreciated.
Date: 11/20/2019 8:14:00 AM
Loved this Line. I had no idea this was for the snow globe contest, what A great poem. Nice surprise ending. Best wishes in the contest
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Line Gauthier
Date: 11/20/2019 8:20:00 AM
Thanks for the feedback, Chris. Hard to tell how effective the surprise element is. Most appreciated.
Date: 11/20/2019 6:16:00 AM
Beautiful entry. Such imagination... great words by a great writer. Blessings to you, Gina
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Line Gauthier
Date: 11/20/2019 8:21:00 AM
Thank you so much, Gina. Most appreciated.
Date: 11/19/2019 10:47:00 PM
##Until next december rolls around## Beautiful lines..Well done..
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Line Gauthier
Date: 11/20/2019 8:22:00 AM
Thanks, Jenish. Much appreciated.
Date: 11/19/2019 8:45:00 PM
Great take on the contest theme Line, can't believe its nearly here again. Good luck. Tom
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Line Gauthier
Date: 11/19/2019 9:39:00 PM
Thanks for your most appreciated visit and comment, Tom. Indeed Christmas is around the corner... again.
Date: 11/19/2019 8:37:00 PM
Very nice Line. Is the friend Jack Frost? I didnt even see this contest. Best of luck in it.
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Line Gauthier
Date: 11/19/2019 9:40:00 PM
Thanks for your most appreciated visit and comment, Gregory. Jack Frost's son.

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