Way Unto Sleep
Jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Way off key
Way to forget the bottle of wine
Wine and dine
Wine stains the tablecloth red
Red and orange fires flickering
Red ribbons tied
Tied for first for buying the worst one
Tied string around the honey ham
Ham basting
Ham baking
Baking cookies cut to shape
Baking for days
Days of winter
Days of laughter
Laughter bounces
Laughter like a hug
Hug each family member
Hug each friend
Friend I am glad you came
Friend I am sad to see you go
Go out into the night to sing carols
Go to see if the neighbor needs help with the lights
Lights sparkling in the window as dawn dwindles
Lights are cheerful even when no one is watching
Watching paper shredded fall to the floor
Watching the snow fall
Fall down and make an angel
Fall into his arms
Arms wrapped with hands clasped aound my waist like a bow
Arms full of colored boxes
Boxes of candy and chocolates
Boxes of toys
Toys that need batteries
Toys that we have to share
Share your deep stare
Share the last piece of cake
Cake shaped into a red velvet hat
Cake covered faces
Faces with dimples
Faces wrinkled
Wrinkled napkins
Wrinkled slacks worn the day before
Before we close the door one last time
Before we go to sleep
Sleep is heavy, calm and warm
Sleep teeters on the edge of a steaming mug
Mug
Warm
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