Gary Smith Poet Rhyme

We All Laughed Like Loons

'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
We heard father singing
He'd got rather soused.

Mother tut-tutted 
At his yuletide cheer
He yelled "merry christmas"
Then chugged down a beer.

He stood on our cat
Who then shot up the tree
We fell about laughing
At this festivity.

The tree toppled over
Mother let out a scream
Not very yuletide-ish
More like halloween.

Hissing and spitting 
The cat reappeared
Tangled in tinsel
With a cotton wool beard.

We chased the baubles
That rolled round the room
Then looked at each other...
We all laughed like loons.









Entry for
The Night Before 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Joseph May
26/11/2019. Placed=1st.

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Gail Debole January 26, 2020 at 2:38 PM Loved the humor and crystal clear imagery! Gary Smith January 26, 2020 at 4:14 PM Thank you Gail. :) Gail Debole January 26, 2020 at 2:40 PM The accompanying pic is great!

Joseph May December 14, 2019 at 8:41 PM A humorous scene Gary, Congrats on your win Gary Smith December 15, 2019 at 1:58 AM Thank you Joseph. :)

Line Gauthier December 14, 2019 at 1:24 PM Congrats on your top win with this outlandish funny tale, Gary. Gary Smith December 14, 2019 at 2:04 PM Thank you Line. :)

Connie Marcum Wong December 14, 2019 at 1:19 PM Absolutely love this! You described it so perfectly I couldn't help but laughing. Congratulations on your deserving first placement Gary. Mele Kalikimaka! xxoo Gary Smith December 14, 2019 at 1:21 PM Thank you Connie. :)

Na Na December 14, 2019 at 12:50 PM Congrats on your winning poem Gary Gary Smith December 14, 2019 at 12:56 PM Than you Gregory. :)

Janice Canerdy December 14, 2019 at 7:42 AM Great poem--CONGRATS on your win, Gary! Janice Gary Smith December 14, 2019 at 8:28 AM Thank you Janice. :)

Indiana Shaw December 6, 2019 at 5:25 AM Ha ha ha, Christmas mayhem, love it and the picture is brill, all the best for the contest . . . : ) Indiana Shaw December 22, 2019 at 12:22 AM Well done on your win, nicely deserved and all the best for Crimbo . . . : ) Gary Smith December 6, 2019 at 6:03 AM Thank you Indiana. :)

Manmath Dalei November 27, 2019 at 6:02 AM Very nice and funny. Best wishes for the contest..........hugs //Manmath// Gary Smith November 27, 2019 at 6:09 AM Thank you Manmath. :)

Na Na November 26, 2019 at 12:42 PM Hi Gary this is very funny. Great holidayish poem. Best of luck in the contest. Thanks for sharing Gary Smith November 26, 2019 at 12:42 PM Thank you Gregory. :)