T’was the Eve of X-mas,
I heard a Fuss!
Hooves on the Rooftop -
Creaking a Truss!
Clickety, Clickety, Click,
Bet it’s Ole Saint Nick!
Clickety, Clickety Clack,
With a Sack on his Back!
WHOOSH - Bing, Bam!
Down through the Chim-ley he Came!
Whop, Flop, Wham!
Along with a Chorus of -‘Dam, Dam, Dam!’
Talk about a Big Sound,
He Hit the Hearth,
And did Abound!
Yep - Rotund, or Round!
So - This was Kris Kringle?
His Boot-Bells all A-Jingle!
Resembled Tim, in “Santa Clause”
Right to Work - no Chat, no Pause!
But when he saw me standing Near,
“Hey Bud - how about a Shot N’ a Beer?’
To the Ole Kitchen I Shot -
Double for Both - that’s what I Got!
A Clink of Glasses,
Then ‘Down the Hatch!’
“What a Good Boy, Bud -
Go Get us Another Batch!”
Helped him Unpack all the Toys,
For Good Lil Girls n’ Boys.
Ma n’ Me did Okay Too -
Several Wrapped Boxes - Contents? No Clue!
“Hide that Milk and Cookies -
Deep Under the Sink,
Don’t Want the Rookies
To Know we had a Drink!”
Santa Klaus was Now certainly Jolly,
Red Cheeks n’ Nose told of his Folly!
Saint Nicholas was Pale of Face,
But Displayed both Aplomb n’ Grace!
“Well, that’s it, Bud - I’m all Done!
But, One for the Road, T’would be Fun!”
Sleinte’ - Prost! - L’Chiam - Cheers!
We then Knocked Off - Three More Beers!
As Father Christmas was Leaving,
And began to Shimmy Up the Flue,
I once again was Believing -
Like The Taming of The Shrew!
Moral of This Story?
Some Hope for Love and Glory?
May Peace Permeate Ole Planet Earth -
REMEMBER - IT IS JESUS’S BIRTH!
SANTA CLAUS - TRULY INTERNATIONAL
COUNTRY SANTA NAMES
United States of America, Canada Santa Claus
Brazil Papai Noel
China Shengdan Laoren
Chile Viejo Pascuero
Dutch Sinter Klaas
England Father Christmas
Europe Saint Nicholas
Finland Joulupukki
France Pere Noel
Germany Saint Nikolaus
Hawaii Kanakaloka
Holland De Kerstman
Hungary Tel-apo/Mikulas/ Winter grandfather
India Santa Claus, Baba
Italy Babbo Natale
Japan Hoteiosho
Lithuania Kaledu Senelis
Morocco Black Peter
Netherlands Kerstman
Norway Julenissen
Peru Papa Noel
Poland Swiety Mikolaj
Russia Ded Moroz
Scandinavia Julenisse
Spain El Nino Jesus
Sweden Tomten / Jultomten
Don't like seeing Christmas reduced to XMas: there is a REASON for the Season, and His Name is Christ. Savior. :)
Other than that nit picky.ness, I loved this write. Poor Santa better be glad the deer are driving, or else we might read that he was arrested for DUI! Just so he doesn't drink so much he falls OUT of the sleigh, because of RUI (Riding under the influence). LOL
And loved the history of the names of Santa at the end: Hoteioisho, eh? Incorporating his "Ho Ho Ho" into Japanese: now that's clever. Domo arigato, my friend. :) And Merry CHRISTmas to you and yours!
A short story of mine was included in an anthology of short fiction by fourteen of Port Town Publishing Company's authors. It is out of print and no longer available except as a download. Contact me at charlenetess@yahoo.com if you want it.
Christmas - only days away; plastic snowmen and glowing reindeer adorn the lawns of neighborhoods all across America. All is calm, all is bright, and yet there is something tragically wrong about this Christmas night.
With swift passage thr
Order Now from Trafford
A delightful story of a needy family of squirrels who are kicked out of their village, because of their tattered clothes and nests.
Abandoned and in search of friends to accept them, they travel many roads of r
Share
Print
Save
Follow
Then ‘Down the Hatch!’
“What a Good Boy, Bud -
Go Get us Another Batch!”
Now that's the way to get old Swiety Mikolaj in a good mood. (And if you give him a shot or two of Polish Vodka, man, will you get a great gift!
Be always safe,
Karen
Other than that nit picky.ness, I loved this write. Poor Santa better be glad the deer are driving, or else we might read that he was arrested for DUI! Just so he doesn't drink so much he falls OUT of the sleigh, because of RUI (Riding under the influence). LOL
And loved the history of the names of Santa at the end: Hoteioisho, eh? Incorporating his "Ho Ho Ho" into Japanese: now that's clever. Domo arigato, my friend. :) And Merry CHRISTmas to you and yours!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Mele Kalikimaka Tom.