The Spirit of Christmas

[Donna P.]

By Donna Parkman (me)
A parody of the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore

The Spirit of Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas and all we could see
Was the wreck of the presents unwrapped ‘neath the tree.
The stockings which hung from the chimney with care
Were missing, the mantel now empty and bare.

The tree, how it twinkled, was down on its side.
The star, not so merry, was cracked open wide.
The ornaments, so lovely, now covered the floor.
We stood with our jaws dropped and shut the front door.

The moon, as it shone on the living room rug,
Convinced me that this was the work of a thug.
Then what to my wondering eyes should appear
But our dogs wearing tinsel and smiles ear to ear.

The pups had been nestled all snug in their beds.
Their bones and their toys were encircling their heads.
We were gone only moments, not more than an hour
Now our holiday joy had gone suddenly sour.

The dogs had been good, they had both earned our trust.
Now the damage was done, expectations now crushed.
But they did not know what they’d done had been bad.
They were just having fun, so we could not be mad.

Their joy was contagious, they danced all around.
They were happy to see us, we could not feel down.
We gathered them up and we gave them both kisses,
And told them we know when we’re gone that they miss us.

We righted the tree, the star hung in two pieces.
The stockings were found all intact, but with creases.
The ornaments, lovely once, now were all broken,
But any mad thoughts that we had were unspoken.

The season’s for family and those we hold dear;
For giving and sharing with those far and near.
The doggies reminded us stuff is just stuff.
The spirit of Christmas is love is enough.

In anticipation of decorating our tree and Bayley’s  first Christmas, I started envisioning the worst possible scenario that could happen. This poem is my nightmare.

[Shelley & Beans]

Thanks.. you are very talented.. I will have to favorite it so I can find it again next year when my puppy has his first Christmas. 

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

Great poem, with an even better ending.  Tip for decorating tree - leave the part of the tree that Bayley can reach ornament and tinsel free.  If you 'must' decorate it use unbreakable ornaments.

[Jean, Rylee and Cooper]

Love this!!

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Love this!!! Hope it all goes well with Bayley!!!

[Julie, Boomer, Milo & Casey]

This is great!

[Camilla and Darwin]

This is so great!!!

[Carol and Banjo]

I'm so glad I read this!   I so enjoyed it.  You're not only talented and creative....but what a wonderful doodle mom..."love is enough".....    Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[Janie, Jackson and Jilly]

Great job!!!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Your "Spirit of Christmas" is absolutely adorable!   Hopefully no nightmares for any of our Doodles or us:)

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

We used to fasten our tree to the wall also Elizabeth.  We had to do it because we had cats that climbed it.