Granddaughter reindeer fell apart that fine April Day
This cannot happen said her grams, it is not yet May!
She has to be at full capacity by December twenty-five
I have to push her together, she has to survive!
Grandma was a seamstress, so she made a quilt
She began to patch, and she went full tilt
She added some tinkling bells and some ribbons too
Her granddaughter was complete by December twenty-two
Reindeer prancing rah rah rah
pawing the snow with a paw, paw, paw
following each other in the frost
pulling Santa at an unhealthy cost
doing their crazy reindeer dance
tapping out a fancy prance, prance, prance
Reindeer prancing rah rah rah
pawing the snow with a paw, paw, paw
Christmas faerie asked if she could take break
the reindeers snorted, which was a mistake
Santa chastised them for being rude to this miss
They were not given cookies after this
She sat on presents beneath a tree
watched Santa distribute things that were free
He apologized for his reindeer’s actions too
She forgave them and brought them a donut, blue.
Adieu, Grandma. We loved you.
Christmas won't be the same without you.
We'll miss you a bunch.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Holly elf was dancing with baby Rudolph around the tree
We did not know that his nose was going to turn red as a stop sign said Lee
Lee was one of the hardest working elves at the North Pole
He had traded all of his time for this life, it was embellished on his soul.
Rudoph had no idea that he was special, his blinker had not come in yet.
Right now he was enjoying his babyhood as Holly elf’s favorite pet
Next year it would be different, but for now, we all had a fine Christmas day.
A year before Rudolph would be leading the herd and Santa’s sleigh
With white beard and red suit
Santa looks so cute.
In sleigh pulled by reindeer he roams;
Via chimneys he enters all homes.
On Christmas Eve, presents he delivers;
He is one of the world’s best givers.
Dodged by the flock, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
proves himself an ace navigator-cum-mountaineer,
safely leads Santa’s sleigh through frosty dark night,
for he has a snout of crimson flare that shines bright.
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Snowflakes kiss the pane,
whispers melt on frosted glass~
one last cocoa sip.
Footsteps pause beneath the eaves~
Was that reindeer on the roof?
Santa! Santa! When you will come for gifting me?
Santa! Santa! When you will come for celebrating Christmas with me ?
I have made a list of toys and decorated a tree,
Santa! Santa! When you will come for gifting me?
I have left treats for you,
so, Give me best as possible for you.
Please fill my socks with candy,
I'll Keep a jelly for you, which is very bendy.
I know you have nine dears,
and a big white beard,
I also know after reading this poem you will laugh and say
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Rudolph, the leader of Santa's reindeer,
adjusted his nose and gave the all clear
to steer Santa well with his braced flashlight.
But one Christmas Eve, he sneezed during flight!
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer cried
When unexpectedly all of Santa's elves upped and died
Not only did poor Rudolph have to fly
But he now had to give toy making a try
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer,
guides Santa’s sleigh and brings the world cheer.
Legend has it that the color of his nose
is an irresistible draw for the does.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
twinkling on a hunter’s wall this year.
Bulbs and ornaments animate his rack.
Day after Christmas, Santa’s getting feedback.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
I love your red nose that is full of cheer.
It is time for you to fly up in the sky,
so guess we now need to say bye.
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The squirrel perched on a frost-kissed branch,
tail twitching like a metronome,
declared himself no longer Stan~
but Prancer, king of winter’s throne.
His acorns? Merely fallen stars.
His nest? A sleigh in need of crew.
The oaks stood still, the wind polite,
while jays erupted into uproarious heckles.
Undeterred, Stan bound a tin-can harness
to three confused but loyal flying beetles,
then leapt—and for one dazzling moment,
the gutter was his midnight sky.
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