To Kiley, Hunter, Braden, and Parker

The house is quiet, as Knothead’s asleep Hershey Kisses in place on the staircase to reap There’s snow on the roof, with the chimney unblocked For Santa to enter, new soot on his frock The cookies and milk on the hearth reappear With Rudolph’s one favorite, chocolate chip to endear The sound of his footsteps arrive on the roof As Knothead awakens to Santa’s reproof “Get into the sleigh as I’ve told you before “TC and Melissa deserve so much more “Your mischievous wandering has caused quite the stir “Mrs. Claus is upset, the good Elves much deterred “And clean up your mess before we move on “Those wrappers a danger to those woe begone” But as they departed, the naughty Elf smiled Two silver reminders ensconced to beguile Both hidden in cupboards for children to find Christmas 2021 —to forever remind (Christmas Poem: 12/24/2021) Backstory: Knothead is the naughty Elf who has plagued the Behm household for over 40 years at Christmas time. To catch him, you need to put out Hershey Kisses, so that Santa can follow the trail of wrappers, capture him, and take him back to the North Pole.