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

Date: 7/29/2025 12:49:00 PM

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

The Situation

Date: 6/27/2023 7:12:00 PM

Pondered this one for a moment.

Paul Callus

Date: 6/27/2023 11:44:00 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

Date: 8/25/2021 2:28:00 PM

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

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 4/9/2020 6:36:00 AM

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

FJ Thomas

Date: 1/2/2020 10:26:00 AM

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

Joe Dimino

Date: 11/15/2019 3:49:00 AM

Very nicely written! Love it.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/7/2019 8:57:00 AM

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

Joseph May

Date: 4/26/2019 8:10:00 AM

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

Swetha Vangaveti

Date: 2/13/2019 4:43:00 AM

Haha... Intelligent :)

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/8/2019 1:29:00 PM

Cute and clever, Sneha! Nicely done. ~ Gershon

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/3/2019 4:35:00 PM

revisting this one. It is truly enchanting.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 1/13/2019 3:21:00 AM

Very beautiful!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/6/2019 1:41:00 PM

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

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/2/2019 12:40:00 PM

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

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/1/2019 11:50:00 PM

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

Charles Messina

Date: 1/1/2019 7:35:00 PM

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

Vijay Pandit

Date: 1/1/2019 4:11:00 PM

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

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 12/30/2018 10:55:00 AM

Ha ha, this is cute! Happy New Year.

Jan Allison

Date: 12/29/2018 10:54:00 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