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Twas the Night Before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the night 
Santa and reindeer flew into the light  
not a gift went amiss not a sound did he make 
as he slid down the chimney and arose with a quake  

with siffoned soft whistles and gregarious tee hees 
he placed down the gifts just before the big flee 
too late for retrieval soon he was caught 
by a little wee tot who abandoned his cot 

May I call you Kriss Krinkle he asked with a lisp 
made you some cookies, bit burnt, but their crisp 
soon they were wrapped and then tucked in His sack 
alongside the toys, they went clickety clack 

Oh crumbs I must go, Mrs. C wants me home 
she covers them good with some chocolate Arome 
no worries my lad, next year burn some more  
my reindeer love burntys, cuz it helps when they snore ! 


December 7, 2022 
Sponsor	Joseph May
Contest Name	The Night Before 3
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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May Avatar
December 24, 2022 at 6:31 AM
Wonderful write Vie, Congrats on your win Merry Christmas
Alex Avatar
December 23, 2022 at 9:11 AM
Interesting writing and a humorous end with the burnt cookie. Congratulations!
Buhagiar Avatar
December 9, 2022 at 2:24 AM
Thank God I'm not Santa. I would get stuck in the chimney. Hugs
Pandit Avatar
December 8, 2022 at 6:00 AM
Dwelling in faith, joy, and anticipation of the festive season. Beautiful poem, Vienna.
Rose  Avatar
December 8, 2022 at 8:53 AM
Thank you for stopping by Vijay
Daniel Avatar
December 7, 2022 at 8:55 PM
Ha ha, nice one, Vie:)
Rose  Avatar
December 8, 2022 at 8:53 AM
Thank you for reading Jo
DiMino Avatar
December 7, 2022 at 11:50 AM
Very witty, delightful! You put a Christmas smile on my face. Hmm...friend of mine works at a dry-cleaners where he just took In a Santa suit, covered with crumbs, asking for rush tag. I wonder?
Rose  Avatar
December 8, 2022 at 8:53 AM
lol that is cute, who knows maybe its the real suit Joe :)
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