"Christmas with a Child's View" (....Santa Claus, Pere Noel, Father Christmas, Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle....)

Cherry

By Penny4athought

Sun, 14 Dec 2025
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9 comments
 

Evergreen boughs and red ribbon bows

Sparkling tinsel and lights strung in rows

Await the arrival of a jolly old elf

Who does not ever, sit on a shelf

 

Delighted children make their lists

Checking it twice for something they've missed

Skateboards, gaming systems,

 new coats or mittens

Some even wishing for puppies and kittens

 

Nothing too small and nothing too big

Everything possible on that jolly elf’s rig

 

Then on the night of the 25th in December

When the fireplace logs have turned into ember

The winds blow cold and the midnight hour strikes

But nothing disturbs

the slumbering tykes

 

The jolly old elf glides through the night

With eight brawny reindeer,

oh what a sight!

And to each little house in each little town

Drops presents like homing pigeons

That never hit the ground

All wrapped with paper,

And tied with big bows

Tucked under trees with multi light glows

Shiny and glossy, packaged just right

To brighten the eyes

of a child

On this warm

Christmas night….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate 12
Poem
Fantasy

Comments

Submitted by TJW on

This is cute.

V/R

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you TJW, I think I channeled a bit of Dr. Seuss in this.  Happy to know you enjoyed it. smiley

Penny4athought

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

Christmas traditions of the very best kind in this poem Penny, and I'm sending you a big hug because when I saw your name I remembered this will not be an easy one for you. Hope your family look after you well this holiday

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

It's so kind of you to remember Insert-this year is the first Christmas I have to bring out the holly, the tree and traditions without him- still falling into pockets of sorrow but making it through as best I can and my family will all be here with me for the day. 

Have a very Happy Christmas ! smiley

 

P.S. I did not expect the cherries - thank you eds- made for a merry smile with my cup of coffee.

Penny4athought

Submitted by Di_Hard on

This lovely :0) Echoing what Insert says. Best wishes for you and all your family XXX

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you DI_Hard, glad you enjoyed it. smiley

Penny4athought

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Penny,

I have to say this is one of the best Christmas poems I've read since:

The night before Christmas when all round the house, nothing was stirrring not even a mouse.

Beautifully written with great rhythm and rhyme.

Also every childs dream.

Hope you have a good Christmas and a healthy happy New Year.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

HIgh praise to be up there with your favorite Christmas poem. I admit it was mine too, when I read it as a child and agian when I read it to my children when they were little. Thank you Jenny for your lovely comment. It means alot ot me. smiley

Stay warm and enjoy the season!

Penny4athought

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I do remember confounding my parents by an honest demand as to why, if he could bring anything I wanted I couldn't ask for a (I think it was ) horse. I doubt I really wanted a horse, or would have known what to do with it, but it was an honest puzzlement at the time. I don't know how they aswered, but probably my mother encouraged me to be more realisitc and not greedy! Rhiannon