Kelly Deschler Poet Rhyme

Merry Christmas, Mr Scrooge

He scoffs at our joyful noise
The good spirits we invoke,
As he passes by with grim poise
Thinking this holiday is a joke

Still, we make the time brighter
We go about in a cheery stance,
Making lives a little lighter
While the years give us a chance

We sing a carol of Christmas
With wassail in our mug,
For you cannot stop us
You dear, olde humbug

We shall wish a Happy Holiday
To every miser, bum and stooge,
So, with all our might we say
Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge!



Date - 11/29/2022

Writing Challenge - Write A Christmas Poem - Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Constance La France

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Joe Maverick December 9, 2022 at 9:48 AM A ha..Old scrooge.? A story for the ages, and In truth a good reflection of a society's Malign influence creating the character the Truly sobering aspect is, the existence many In the fishbowl of europe lived is creeping to Our countries as the internet allows.' Not a Happy situation I am against it.' Kelly Deschler January 26, 2023 at 10:56 AM Thank you for reading, Joe... There is much to gain from old Scrooge's story... Funny, how many people there are who still need to learn those lessons...

Sam Kauffman December 8, 2022 at 10:48 AM Kelly, congratulations on your win. Truly we have a golden opportunity at Christmas to send out Christmas blessings to all we encounter - even Scrooge even when it seemed he didn't have a "ghost" of a chance to experience the true joy of Christmas! This is a delightful homage to one of my favorite Christmas stories. Sending you blessings of joy! Kelly Deschler January 24, 2023 at 10:08 AM Thank you, Sam... I'm so pleased that you enjoyed this one!

Christuraj Alex December 5, 2022 at 8:28 PM "a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint... secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster." - as Charles Dickens describes Scrooge. Congratulations! Kelly Deschler January 19, 2023 at 10:10 AM Yes, he sure did... and even someone like that could change for the better... Thank you so much for reading :)

Constance La France December 5, 2022 at 1:36 AM kelly, a delightful poem, congratulations on your win in my Writing Challenge - Write A Christmas Poem, well done, blessings Kelly Deschler January 19, 2023 at 10:07 AM Thank you, Constance... It was a pleasure to participate in your contest :)

Heidi Sands December 4, 2022 at 1:33 PM I love the Holiday Spirit. Well done :) Kelly Deschler January 19, 2023 at 9:59 AM Thank you for reading, Heidi :)

Sara Kendrick December 4, 2022 at 11:40 AM Reads like a good contender to me for the contest. Way to go. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my pages. Sara Kelly Deschler December 30, 2022 at 4:00 PM Thank you, Sara, for taking the time to drop by my poems, too... I do appreciate it...

Miranda Hawley November 29, 2022 at 5:13 PM Not many people say "Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge" the world would be a better place if more of us did. Oh and IMHO everyone has a Mr Scrooge somewhere in their lives. Kelly Deschler December 16, 2022 at 7:40 AM Well said, Miranda... and thank you for taking the time to read and comment so kindly on my poem :)