Twas The Night Before Christmas Eve
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For The Night Before - 4 Poetry Contest Contest- Sponsored By Joseph May.
Written 23 November 2024
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’Twas the night before Christmas Eve and it started to snow
And a raw bone chilling north wind was starting to blow
Mrs Claus and Santa were relaxing with a glass of mulled wine
Santa said, "I hope it soon stops and that tomorrow will be fine."
They finished their wine and got ready, to retire to their bed
Santa knew he wouldn't relax with everything that lay ahead
They were startled by shouting and banging at their front door
"Who on earth is this?” said Santa and under his breath swore.
Santa went downstairs and his chief elf was stood there in a panic
The other elves were in the yard and were running around frantic
One shouted "There's a fire in the warehouse it's burning all the toys
Christmas is ruined 'cos there's no presents for all good girls and boys."
He grabbed his coat, put his boots on, and rushed down to the scene
And saw plumes of smoke and huge flames from the toy making machine
Santa was quite concerned that one of his elves might be stuck inside
Mrs Claus also came down to see what was occurring, she was mortified.
Santa took a roll call and found that all the elves were safe and well
And said "All our years hard work has turned to ash, this is living hell
But I'm not cancelling Christmas, but I'm at a loss as to what I can do
So, let's get inside from this storm and I'd like to hear ideas from you.”
They went inside in the warm and Santa invited them all to sit down
All the elves were quite distressed and were all wearing a sad frown
"Okay, we have a big problem" said Santa “We need millions of toys
Or on Christmas Day there will be heartbreak for good girls and boys."
A young elf stood up and said “Phone President Biden of the U.S.A.
Explain to him your terrible plight and hear what he has to say"
Santa got through to the president and explained his dire situation
The president was quite concerned and said, "I'll find you a solution."
About an hour later the president rang back, and he had this to say
"As we speak two hundred 3D printers are now heading your way
Along with twelve big tents, personnel, and a large forklift truck
They'll be with you in a few hours and I wish you the best of luck."
Thankfully, just a few hours later the fierce blizzard had abated
Then they heard sounds of chinook helicopters, Santa was elated
Everyone rushed outside to greet them as they came into land
If we pull this off thought Santa, I must shake the president's hand.
Troops unloaded the chinooks and soon all the tents were erected
Santa was smiling now; because this was better than he expected
Twenty 3D printing specialists from Microsoft were all on hand too
To guide the bemused elves because they hadn't a clue what to do.
Everyone pulled their weight and they worked throughout the night
And created a huge mountain of kid's toys; it was a beautiful sight
Then an elf drove the forklift truck and loaded the toys onto the sleigh
All in red sacks for Santa to deliver them, worldwide on Christmas Day.
The tents were dismantled and the chinook teams got ready to go
Santa got everyone to line up and Mrs Claus took a group photo
Santa thanked everyone for their assistance and had this to say
“Your teamwork and going the extra mile have saved Christmas Day.”
The chinooks took off and the exhausted elves headed off home to bed
Santa needed rest too but wanted to make sure the reindeer were fed
He finished feeding the reindeer and then went home for a hot breakfast
Then went upstairs to his warm four- poster bed for a well-deserved rest.
It was Christmas Eve night when he finally woke up from his deep sleep
Outside it started snowing again and with strong winds was getting deep
The elves brought the fully laden sleigh out and then harnessed the reindeer
Santa climbed aboard shouting, “Gee up” and was soon in the stratosphere.
He delivered all the kids presents and finished just before morning light
And was pleased a disaster had been averted and things had gone right
He set a course for the White House in DC and arrived just before dawn
Then circled around it three times before touching down on the front lawn.
Santa stepped down and headed for the front door and pressed the bell
“Mr Ho Ho Ho is at the front door” he heard a secret service agent yell
The door opened and President Biden stood there looking fine and grand
Santa said, “Mr President you saved Christmas day and shook his hand”.
The president was very pleased that teamwork had saved Christmas Day
They chatted briefly then shook hands again and Santa was on his way
Then he phoned Mrs Claus and said "Merry Christmas to you my sweet dear
And I wish you every good health and happiness in the coming New Year."
Copyright © Tom Cunningham | Year Posted 2024
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