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A CHRISTMAS POEM J.Price
IT’S CHRISTMAS
TIME AGAIN
THIS YEAR
HOW MUCH I’LL SPEND IS NOT YET
CLEAR. ICY STREETS ARE COVERED IN SNOW, AND I’M KISSED UNDER MISTLETOE. THIS YULETIME I
WON’T
OVER-SHOP, YET ALWAYS BUY
UNTIL I DROP. I EAT COOKIES, AND MINCE-MEAT
PIE, AS CAROLERS SING, STROLLING BYE. ‘TIS THE SEASON
TO BE JOLLY.
I MUST FIND AN AI DOLLY.
IT’S ELECTRONICS ALL THE
WAY, GIFTS
COST MORE THAN LAST HOLIDAY.
DECORATED
WINDOWS, LIGHTS ARE
BRIGHT I’M HEADING FOR
SALES, THEY
LAST ALL NIGHT THE STREETS ARE FILLED WITH
JOYFUL SIGHTS I INDULGE IN TASTY DELIGHTS. THERE’S MORE CAROLING IN THE
MALL, DROVE FOREVER, TRAFFIC’S A CRAWL. I’LL GIFT WRAP
FOR HOURS ON
END THE CAR’S FULL,
I’VE NO MORE
TO SPEND. LOTS
TO DO, THE LIST WAS INSANE CHRISTMAS CAN BE
AN AWFUL
STRAIN. THERE’S EXTRA WORK, TOO MUCH TO
DO. I’LL POUR A NOG WHEN I’M ALL
THROUGH. SO, CHRISTMAS
DAY, WITH
SHOPPING DONE IT’S OVER, I’M TO
POOPED TO
HAVE FUN. OPEN GIFTS, PICK UP THE
WRAPPINGS, AFTER
DINNER, I’M RELAXIN |
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