Christmas Story
’twas the night before Christmas… and the kids were wired. We had finished a long day of cleaning, preparations, and shopping, so they were also very tired.
Wired and tired makes for silly kids, especially the night before Christmas.
Finally, we settled down to read the Night Before Christmas. My wife hadm’t finished two pages before C (the 5-year old) piped up, “but do they have a butler?”
A butler? What?
‘Twas the night before Christmas
And the kids were quite wired
After a long day of working
We were all pretty tired
At last we were settled
All snug on the couch
With Daddy to read to us
And Mommy too – OUCH!
A small pair of fingers
A little socked foot
A cute little elbow
And geez, oh man – OOF
Now BOYS! On this eve
Of our Lord’s holy birth
Leave the pillows alone
And have QUIET mirth!
So settle we did
Again, snug in our home
Merry Christmas to all –
and, wait – do you guys have a butler?
(HAHAHAHAH – I couldn’t think of a last line!!!)
Hey – wait – I wrote that in four line poet thingys! No FAIR!
I fixed it for you… Great poem!