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.

[Elizabeth, Bailey & Bruin]

Love it...

Growing up we used to tie our tree to the wall..huh? you say!  This si how we do it and it really works..

If your tree is in a corner it works better.. but you can do it for a flat wall as well....Take some high pound (thick) clear fishing line.  Take a really long piece and tie it around the pole/trunk of the tree about 1/2 way up.  Take one end of the line and nail at an angle into one baseboard and do the same for the other end.  Do the same thing near the top of the tree.  If your tree gets knocked over it will just sway to one side or the other without falling over.

We have done this for years just as a precaution so our tree will never fall over..

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

OMD, this is just wonderful!

[Lauren, Scooby and Bella]

Great job - loved your poem!

 

[Becka]

This is awesome.