Keeping Mum

Reindeer wait
   by the pane
I see shapes


A present!
   Santa thinks
I’m asleep 



Smells like mum 
   lent Santa 
her perfume...  ?

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Oliver Mckeithan

July 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM

Congrats on your placement in my contest Sneha. I got a chuckle out of this one.

The Situation

June 27, 2023 at 7:12 PM

Pondered this one for a moment.

Paul Callus

June 27, 2023 at 11:44 AM

I read these with a smile, Sneha :) and I am sure you wrote them with a grin on your face :) ~ Regards // paul

Andrea Dietrich

August 25, 2021 at 2:28 PM

so I HAD seen this one before. Good seeing it again. It's so clever

Lady Labyrinth

April 9, 2020 at 6:36 AM

beautiful. Stay safe and I hope you are with your mum/family over Easter, if you celebrate, or not. L x

FJ Thomas

January 2, 2020 at 10:26 AM

lol Sneha how cute! Where are you my friend? I've been gone and I see you've been gone a while.

Joseph P. DiMino

November 15, 2019 at 3:49 AM

Very nicely written! Love it.

Richard Lamoureux

August 7, 2019 at 8:57 AM

This is sweet. I can see why this is a winner.

Joseph May

April 26, 2019 at 8:10 AM

Very nicely done Sneha...love the last stanza... I didn't know Sam Billings was a cricketer, ...Thanks for the visit...

Swetha Vangaveti

February 13, 2019 at 4:43 AM

Haha... Intelligent :)

Gershon Wolf

February 8, 2019 at 1:29 PM

Cute and clever, Sneha! Nicely done. ~ Gershon

Andrea Dietrich

February 3, 2019 at 4:35 PM

revisting this one. It is truly enchanting.

Arthur Vaso

January 13, 2019 at 3:21 AM

Very beautiful!

Sara Kendrick

January 6, 2019 at 1:41 PM

Cute one. You pulled one on mom. Way to go with this winner. Congrats. Sara

Andrea Dietrich

January 2, 2019 at 12:40 PM

this is just adorable!! Big congrats for your win, Sneha

Anne-Lise Andresen

January 1, 2019 at 11:50 PM

- Congratulations on your win in the Charlieku, Sneha :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Charles Messina

January 1, 2019 at 7:35 PM

Very cute, Sneha. wonderfully done. Congratulations on your placement in my contest. Happy New Year...Charlie

Vijay Pandit

January 1, 2019 at 4:11 PM

Each haiku evokes holiday imagery..The last two are quite revealing of Santa's secret..kids are so clever these days.

Richard Lamoureux

December 30, 2018 at 10:55 AM

Ha ha, this is cute! Happy New Year.

Jan Allison

December 29, 2018 at 10:54 AM

LOL Sneha, the final poem made me giggle, maybe children have to 'keep mum' sometimes lol:-) Very clever poem and the title is perfect!:-) hugs Jan xx