The Penguins Save Christmas

By: Felix L. Perry

‘Twas late on the twenty fourth day of December

The year old Grinch Jack Frost paid a nasty call

Jack dumped a ton of snow on the interstates

The weatherman predicted more was sure to fall

Skies almost black as old Jack Frost’s heart

The North winds blew all the stars out overhead

Pavements and highways turned into skating rinks

While even the bravest truckers put their rigs to bed

Little teary eyed kiddies watched at the windows

Wondering how in the world Santa would get through

The radio said skies were closed to friendly traffics

Back at the North Pole Santa Fee wondered what to do

Santa shook his weary head at his red nosed Rudolph

Sorry, old friend, even your nose can’t save this day

You see the FFA has grounded all air traffic

Christmas this year for once we’ll just have to delay

Santa’s elves gathered in the corner whispering

But old Santa Fee didn’t pay them no never mind

Nor did he see his senior elf making phone calls

Santa Fee’s teardrops made him almost blind

So the Clauses said goodnight to the little elves

Restless Santa Fee tossed and turned in bed

Nightmares of all the young sad faced children

Kept repeating sadly through his tired old head

But before the clock was even striking midnight

Outside his window there came a din and clatter

Santa jumped out of bed and ran to the window

To see what ever out there could be the matter

And what did his wondering eyes perceive but

Twelve Pittsburgh Penguins, a marvelous sight

As all his elves laughed and jumped with glee

To see the Stanley Cup rings shimmer in the night

The elves quickly harnessed up all the hockey players

As Santa smiling climbed nimbly up into his sleigh

With a jolly ho, ho, ho, they raced off down the road

With the black and gold of Sidney Crosby leading the way

…and that’s how the Penguins saved Christmas