A Song of the Ruffed Grouse
Seated on the snow laden branches of a Bosc
Treed in the clime of evergreen wreaths . . .  My God!

Some people sang of a jolly fat man who’s coming
Off furred cuffs  . . . holding,“Two turtle doves. . ."
I believe. . .

Faith, Hope,  and Charity
Of these, seen,  three chickens strutting by
 . . .  clucked French to me!

And,  . . . a little poor boy drummed . . . “rum pa pum pum  . . ."
Reminds. . .
There’s always something to give!

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
The roosters,  four, our passions find. . .
They feed,  for you and me...(. . . and who doesn’t need a cock-a-doodle-doo,  due time! Listen in!)

“The Christmas Song “, “chestnuts roasting on an open fire. . . ”
But, spot the part that overpowers, “. . . five golden rings!”
“There’s No Place Like Being Home for Christmas!”

Decorating spruce, “O’ Christmas Tree!”
The embellishments unwrap a presence Of me!
. . . as in, Pentateuch, when we all fell from grace!

Six water birds laid their eggs to create the earth
Sacraments, a swim
Of seven swans, swum, I guess?

To picture . . .  “eight maids a milking,” Is to eye
Nothing other than
Such blessedness!
 
Of "Nine ladies dancing. . .", caressing the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit
Ten Lords jump in!. . . “Cook us a ham for dinner, woman!”
 “Never!, Don’t be crooked!”,  “For goodness sakes,” you better be good!      
   
Still,  yessed, another eleven blew on their little bugles
Like, how Angels blow brass!. . .  in my “Winter Wonderland”
I can imagine . . . “Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer” and  Ruffed Grouse!

“The Twelve Days of Christmas?”
I’m plumbed all in pud!
A Lamb, O’ Blessed yean!. . .  He makes me sing!

“Away in The Manger,” ruminates
My Truest Love. . .I hear “Jingle Bells!”
I sing “We Three Kings . . .  “

I wish “We Wish,  You a Merry Christmas,” , and a Happy, Happy New Year!

Amen.

Copyright 2008
Kimmy Van Kooten