The Good Husband and His Wife

The good husband and his wife Are happy partners in their life Content in each others company They live their life quite humbly Yet come the time of advent All time and effort is then spent In the seasonal preparations Of the coming celebrations Where the good couple dwelt Festive odours could be smelt As special victuals quietly matured As they cooked and baked and cured This went on till advent passed And they had cooked their last Then the boxes were well packed To ensure that no one lacked The boxes were then sent on their way To be delivered for Christmas day To the poor and needy of the town To those that society had let down But not all was sent on its way There was plenty kept for Christmas day When friends and neighbours all Were invited to the little church hall Where on that Christmas day Their bounty was on display Biscuits, bread and well filled pies Cakes and sweets of varying size Roasted meats, fowl and game Fruits and nuts of every name And a good time was had by all At the happy feast at the church hall The good husband and his wife The happy partners in each others life Content in each others company Sat in the corner quite humbly Spectators at the feast of their making Quietly satisfied with their undertaking Content with their preparations And happy with the Christmas celebrations