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Saint Nicholas Poems - Poems about Saint Nicholas

Jolly Old St Nick

...In a land adorned with tinsel and lights,
Where merry hearts danced through winter nights,
Christmas arrived, bringing laughter and cheer,
A time when joy and humor drew near.

Santa, the jolly ...
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Categories: saint nicholas, 7th grade, christmas, funny,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberEmagi Moore St Nicholas

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Categories: saint nicholas, christmas, poems,
Form: Shape



The Elves Are Waving

...It’s coming,
the tinsel train with its seasonal 
non-tax declaring elves.
Of course they wave to us merrily,
of course we smile
push kids in front of us
as they seek Santa.

Not far now
the ...
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Categories: saint nicholas, poetry,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberMagic Trick

...Driven virginal ice blizzard, whitewashed in puddles
    Duck fluff repelling vehicle, rabid rain bites panels
    Arrival of evening, two fools fuse their first of April
    Abode above average, ...
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Categories: saint nicholas, analogy, anxiety, celebration, christmas,
Form: Couplet

Premium MemberSaint Nicholas

...St. Nicholas was a right merry ol’ soul
Making children happy was his entire life's goal,
With a pack full of toys
For all good girls and boys
For centuries, his dedication we extol. ...
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Categories: saint nicholas, celebration, christmas, fantasy, tribute,
Form: Limerick



Premium MemberSaint Nicholas, the Bishop In Red

...A little girl approached her mother and said to her one day
"Santa Claus is not real, that's what all my friends say"
 Her tears began to well up and she started to cry
And said "Mommy, Is San...
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Categories: saint nicholas, children, christmas, inspirational,
Form: Narrative

Translations of the Oldest Rhyming Poems In the English Language

...Translations of the Oldest English Rhyming Poems

The Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem aka The Riming Poem
Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem from the Exeter Book, circa 990 AD
loose translation/interp...
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Categories: saint nicholas, england, poems, poetry, poets,
Form: Rhyme

Medieval Poems V

...Medieval Poem V

A Proverb from Winfred's Time
anonymous Old English poem, circa 757-786
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

1.
The procrastinator puts off purpose,
never in...
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Categories: saint nicholas, earth, england, love, middle
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberTpeed Christmas Trees

...I've been informed by very reliable sources on which I do rely,
That Jolly old Saint Nicholas, who is a very accommodating guy,

Will be delivering a generous supply of toilet tissue to everyone i...
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Categories: saint nicholas, christmas, humorous,
Form: Couplet

Seasons Greetings-Rhyme

...Saint Nicholas is given credit for all the Christmas fun
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Someone much more worthy is called the Chosen One
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Son of God forfeited his life for the sins of all mankind

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Categories: saint nicholas, christmas,
Form: Acrostic

Monsoon

...Its always at this time of year
That you let us know of your fear
You refuse to listen
To Donner und Blitzen*
Although it is only rain, dear!

* German:  Donner = thunder
Blitzen ...
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Categories: saint nicholas, word play,
Form: Limerick

Chaucer Translation: Merciless Beauty

...Merciles Beaute ("Merciless Beauty")
by Geoffrey Chaucer
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Your eyes slay me suddenly;
their beauty I cannot sustain,
they wound me so, throu...
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Categories: saint nicholas, beauty, heart, relationship, romance,
Form: Roundel

Premium MemberWhat I Want For Christmas- -

...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 Christm...
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Categories: saint nicholas, analogy, appreciation, assonance, blessing,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Premium MemberJunior Steps In- Nbc2

...'Twas the night before Christmas' ole Saint
Nick was ready to go,
He round up the reindeer and said" Ho, Ho, Ho."
Santa and the gang were on their merry way.
And there was a lot of the toys in th...
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Categories: saint nicholas, christmas,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberMy Christmas Angel

...Sweet as Christmas candy cane 
She takes away my pain 

Embellishes low spirts 
Then she’ll crystallise the rain 

With care, wraps up my anguish 
Topped off with festive bow 

Ensures there...
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Categories: saint nicholas, best friend, christmas, friendship,
Form: Rhyme

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