It’s Christmas Eve in Lapland
And there’s been a last minute disaster.
The sleigh is packed and ready to go
And Rudolph’s leg is in plaster.
He tripped and broke a couple of bones,
In his leg, just above his hoof.
Which would make for precarious landing
On a slippery, snow covered roof.
So Prancer has been promoted
And will lead the herd instead.
And, because his nose isn’t shiny,
He’s an LED light on his head.
Categories:
lapland, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
somewhere far away
in the middle of vast trees
under polar lights
winter starts to show
the dark face but with light eyes
~snowflakes falling down~
someone in Lapland
is preparing a huge sleigh
for special reindeer
to have a long trip
spreading happiness around
~from Santa Claus home
a humble cabin
in a magical dream land
full of glee to share
the season's wishes
~miracles wrapped as presents~
It is Christmas time!
Categories:
lapland, allusion, blessing, christmas, dream,
Form: Haiku
Into the store dressed completely in pink
He looked like he wanted to kick up a stink
The legs of his pants had decided to shrink
And was that man angry, well what do you think
He read my name badge and he growled, ‘Mr Purvis…
The sign on the ceiling says ‘Customer Service’
I’ve worn this suit one time and washed it as many
It’s shrunk and it’s pink so have you got any
I need a new suit and I need it today
And do not tell me you expect me to pay
But make sure you get me one that will not fade
Or it will be me who ain’t gonna get paid
I said I will take your address if I may
And also your name; we’ll deliver today
I joked that pink suits him, he wanted no banter
He gave me his details… “Lapland” and “Santa”
26 November 2022
Contest: Write A Christmas Poem
Sponsor: Constance La France
Categories:
lapland, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
Aurora Dances
Artic
White owls hoot hymns
Through floating Lapland snows -
Reindeer wait for Christmas magic
Flying
Birch trees
Dream through long nights –
Nordic fireflies released
Festival of lights - Aurora
Dances
12-4-20
Cinquain – Five lines - syllable count 2,4,6,8,2
Categories:
lapland, animal, dance, dark, light,
Form: Cinquain
Owls
Through the
Lapland snows
See Santa hug
Children’s wishes in festivals of joy
Reindeer wait in barren birch through long nights
For Aurora
To string lights
In Jule
Fire
11-26-20
Picture #3
Contest: Tetractyrs #6
Sponsor: Eve Roper
Categories:
lapland, animal, children, christmas, light,
Form: Tetractys
Truth be told
I no longer want deaths and wars
Come part the horizon, Jesus
Christ come now to receive us
If there were a Santa I want only just to know his true origin
What I want for Christmas, love and freedom
Twas just a mist, history insist
The Legend of St. Nicholas
Give me thoughts of prayers
To pray for my fellow humans
If there were a Santa I want only just to know his true origin
What I want for Christmas, is for Jesus to come down
Lo O’ fourth-century bishop
Monk named St. Nicholas
Born sometime around 280 A.D.
In Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey
If there were a Santa I want only just to know his true origin
What I want for Christmas is for Saint Nicholas to pray with me
Admired for his piety and kindness,
Of many legends called also Father Christmas
You can meet Santa Claus cross the magical Arctic Circle
In Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland official
You see if there be a Santa, all I want from him
Is to pray for me, for Christ to grant me longevity of life…
Now what do you want for Christmas in this life
12/7/19
What You Want For Christmas Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Gregory Paul
Categories:
lapland, analogy, appreciation, assonance, blessing,
Form: Dramatic Verse
A STAR BURST through the night, sparking toward a new GALAXY, landing in a Lapland country.
SWEDISH FISH picked up their speed, feeling something was not quite right, swimming prettily away.
Wolves began to howl, sensing a ROCKY ROAD ahead, wondering if they would feed their young tonight.
The stillness of the night dropped to LEVEL ZERO. In a hundred years, this country had not experienced this level of quiet BAR NONE. SNOW CAPS sat in wait, listening, without breathing. This MILKY WAY
STARBURST had indeed claimed the night. Rats halted in the middle of their scurries and SKITTLES,
A prairie dog dared to SNICKER, breaking the silence, but only once, and it was a short-lived SNICKER.
You would have guessed it might have broken the tension, but it did not. A full moon, mountains, and
A lake full of fish, held hostage by a STAR BURST from another GALAXY. Who would have guessed?
Written 9-24-2018 Contest Sponsor: Carol Connell
Contest: How Sweet It Is
Categories:
lapland, star,
Form: Free verse
To promote my new Christmas short story!
now i've gone and done it,
I've written a story
You can come along and listen,
Just like jackanory
its down in the cellar
right under the vaults
with typos galore
that's one of my faults
its a rollicking tale
of a Christmassy bloke
of reindeer and elves
and north polian folk
its not for the squeamish
cos things are not well
up there above lapland
where the elvish do dwell
will Christmas be doomed
by Machiavellian ****
there's one way to find out
Come along to "Chrexit"!
Categories:
lapland, christmas,
Form: Free verse
Winter wonderland.( double acrostic)
Weathering the storm,also
Intercepting snow and rain,while
North wind blows, dark clouds,
Trees glistening in sunlight,
Experiencing climate change,
Relax in front of a log fire.
Wishes and dreams to
Oblige friends and family,
Noel celebrations, surprises
Delivered by fictional
Elves from the northern
Region of earth,
Lapland the place to be
Appreciated for its
Natural beauty and rein
Deer herds flourish.
17/11/2016.
Categories:
lapland, nature, weather, winter,
Form: Acrostic
Simon was a happy elf
Who always wore a smile
One of Santa's best elves
Willing to go the extra mile.
With trousers of green, tunic red
And a bright yellow bobble hat
Simon whistled a happy tune
While at his workbench he sat.
Answering letters to Santa
From all the girls and boys
Stamping Made in Lapland
On all the childrens toys.
For three months Simon toiled
Hardly time for a rest
But satisfied in the knowledge
That he had given his best.
But Simon's work was seasonal
And soon it came to an end.
So upon the shores of England
Simon did decend.
At the local job centre
He was told he had to work
He could not draw benefits
If he intended to shirk.
So he was sent to Poundland
And stacking shelves he had to do
Not really an ideal job
For an elf of five foot two.
Simon became sadder and sadder
And considered taking pills
Until he saw Santa arrive
To start work on the tills.
Simon was happy again
Looking forward to the day
When he would return to lapland
On Santa's reindeer pulled sleigh.
Categories:
lapland, funny,
Form: Free verse
Holiday Season is almost near
Christmas rush which you can hear
Beautiful lights seen everywhere
It can be felt in the air anywhere..
But still I don't have a Xmas gift for you
I'm not sure if you wanted it too
How I wish I know what to give
Something that you will be appreciative.
I wish I have the magic powers
To make the reindeers run thereafter
As the elves too busy packing
What Santa may carry for you and bring.
I wish I can put Lapland in a box
A place where the Snow Queen rocks
And where Santa and the elves live
Even those reindeers, I wish I can give.
But they're an impossible wish
A wish I hope I can accomplish
A gift I want to give to make you smile
Even just a little and only for a while.
Merry Christmas to you my dear
And A Happy New Year too.. Cheers!
Categories:
lapland, christmas, holiday, love, new
Form: Prose Poetry
There came a Leopard in a form of cat
And pur Zeus did as the Dali pet that
Cute kitten, Cassiopeia said at last
While Cepheus questioned
what the dear had in mind…
.
Ruchbah rode with her gleaming knows
Seeking peace in the LapLand groves
But there, what she came to find
Was a change of name for the same of her kind.
Counting sheep and milking cow
She turned to the Ram wondering how
The Pleiades could have left her out…
.
Taurus came and to him she ran
The reindeer games where no longer fun
She was about to come around Orion
When she saw the club that struck the Lion…
so she rolled to shadow
and she LepTus on by,
turning to the right, and up the Gemini…
.
Sirius.ly… that was close. Custos almost
thought but not quite, made a mess I say…
Then Messier came to save the play.
Guardian of the Harvest.
Plate 2
Categories:
lapland, adventure
Form: I do not know?
Okay, for Christy, who I could never refuse;
Do you have to be fat to have a large intestine?
I'm afraid to ask what kind of dance they do in Lapland.
Dripping pan- a pan that leaks.
Is a plebeian a female striving to join a gay organization?
Quibble and Bits- arguing with the grocer over the price of dog food.
Subhuman- a sailor on a submarine.
Monkey wrench- forcefully pulling a chimpanzee that is holding on to it's cage.
Betty Crocker- a woman who's cookbook if filled with pathological lies.
Prodigy- a young person exceptionally talented at poking people with a stick.
Probate- a lure to attract professional roaches.
Categories:
lapland, funny, on writing and
Form: Burlesque