Dad Christmas Poems

As a kid I had three bunnies,
they were free I paid no moneys.
It was Easter time,
I had won them and they were all mine.
I had...

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I was only four, 
when Blackie my dog died. 
My dad ran my best friend over, 
yes it was a horrible accident. 

 
I was...

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Reindeer at Christmas will often eat carrots
Though Santa once had one who liked to eat parrots
But parrots at Christmas can be hard to find
He wasn’t...

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The idea of Christmas snow in Michigan is replaced with fog
Hot breath exhaled to cold lollipop trees
My blurry life-sized polar bear salutes through the front...

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iv.
By Thanksgiving, their machinations no longer discreet,
Voices from the walls and vents, betrayed their deceit.
My family revealed as demons in flesh-and-blood guise,
Christmas Day was the...

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It gradually turned chilly between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Although Frosty the Snowman rarely visited our part of Texas, his pal, Jack Frost, surely did. ...

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                    12/7/2023

  No more am...

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 A time of togetherness 
 with entire family.
 The unwrapping of presents
 under Christmas tree.

 My father telling stories 
 about to birth of...

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its the time of year
when its near
those that you care
you share 
mabe boxs candy make dad dandy
or lovly card soft or hard
music too have ...

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When I say that you were a wonderful mother and person, I'm being sincere.
The memory of the last Christmas that we shared is something I...

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"When festive seasons come, I can't but slip into memories of the time I lived with my parents making me feel that unlike photographs, memories...

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As part of our Christmas decorations in the bookstore…high upon a shelf
tucked into a corner…we have placed our Christmas elf.

And high above the books themselves…it...

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Noel set me off.
Memories, permutations, 
Eating paper.
My mother in her apron.
Dad with the black bin bag
Ready to bin the now useless wrapping 
and
I thought.

As I...

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In a far off place in a cold cold land there lived a man called Mr. Mack. The place he lived in was called Kirkland...

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Gum trees standing tall amid the scorching sun.
Home for Christmas day, each and every one.

Old Sam from the house next door,
Accepted our invite to share...

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