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just a silly christmas poem...c/c, please?

‘twas the night before Christmas

And I lay there asleep

Something in the apartment

Started to beep.

I held my breath and

Reached for my weapon;

(just a very old golf putter--

not even a gun.)

I jumped out of bed,

And ran without thought

But when I tripped on my undies,

I turned and my glasses I got!

I peeked ‘round the doorframe

for the intruders I’d heard;

it was only James Bond!

Wanting “shaken, not stirred”.

So only in jammies

I stood and I stared…

He went for his gun

And said not to be scared.

“St Nick has been watching you;

Seems you’ve been a bad boy!

I’m here to tell you, son…

For you, there isn’t a toy!”

At that moment, I know

I went into a faint!

(I only know that now

Because of the wallpaint).

I woke to a wonderful smell

And a prod and a poke;

a fat man with a pipe

was having a smoke!

I looked up at him,

With wonder in my eyes.

So am I dead?, I asked…

or is this another surprise?

“No it isn’t, young man,

It’s only a dream.

You’re only as bad as other

people think you might seem.”

“I have a list you know,

And you know I check it twice.

YOU are definitely in the column

That is listed as nice.”

“Is there anything you want

For this Christmas I can give?

Or do you really wish me to continue

This monotonous narrative?”

I slowly sat up

And at him I looked…

Well maybe, Santa, I do…

Are you fully booked?

I then listed off addresses,

Names and that stuff.

Wishing St Nick to do all

At least part; that’s enough.

I believe in my heart

That all I’ve asked—he has done…

For I’m now saying Merry Christmas

And sending much love to you all….EVERYONE!

(and yes, I woke up!)

honest opinions are greatly appreciated, and I mean brutally honest.

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  • Thomas
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
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    Mr. Ski Idaho Sir Yes Sir

    Man, you are back with a Christmas vengeance bro

    Glad you are alive and well?

    Your poem was funny, but like we have talked before,

    wonder how much editing went into this composition

    after your wrote and formatted it? That is my only

    concern, and some of it read aloud the flow is not

    as fluid as some of the others.

    As for tripping on ones undies? wth?

    and later having on jammies? say what?

    all good through the eyes of the author

    Merry Christmas

    Jesus is Lord

  • 7 years ago

    I was fine with most of it, except this stanza:

    “No it isn’t, young man,

    It’s only a dream.

    You’re only as bad as other

    people think you might seem.”

    That says "I am only as good as my enemies think of me" which is saying basically nobody gets presents at Christmas. Frankly the evil child gets MORE presents because they have evil parents willing to steal, con and extort more money for gifts for them.

    So I would either say "you are as evil as you think you are" or "Everybody is evil" or "No my boy, you are just misunderstood" or something, and not complicate it by bringing other people into it.

    "Other people's opinion of me is none of my business." - Anonymous

    "My own opinion of me is none of my business" - Happy Hiram

    "Santa gives to the wealthy, not the good" - Francis Duggan

  • 7 years ago

    To be brutally honest,I thought it was different and well done.

    The format and everything fit in fairly good.

    A happy poem never hurt me...

    byeeexxx

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