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Sunday, December 24, 2006

Guest "Pome of the Season"

The 2006 Christmas Pome


By Bill Keene
©Copyright 2006

A lot of folks don't know that Santa only has one eye.
The other is a glass replacement through which he can spy
all the little boys and girls, moms and daddies, too.
At any time of year he could be looking right at you.

I only mention this because it changed ol' Santa's life,
by being instrumental in the meeting of his wife.
In early days, the eye was loose, it didn't really fit,
and now and then would just fall out, and roll around a bit.

It was a nuisance, that's for sure, and quite a bit of trouble.
More than one went missing, or smashed itself to rubble.
One day at a bus stop underneath the pouring rain
with no hint of a warning, the eye popped out again.

Before it hit the ground or even had a chance to fall,
a pretty girl reached out and snatched it like it was a ball.
A grateful Santa smiled at her, and soon they started dating.
'Til finally it led up to the royal North Pole mating.

And though it may seem foolish to the cynics who ask why,
Santa went and married the first girl to catch his eye.

6 comments:

  1. Do I detect a tiny sliver of nostalgia or are you offering something for those folks of the Christmas celebrating persuasion?

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  2. Lovely verse...thanks for sharing. May you and yours have a very Merry Christmas...best wishes from Down Under! Cheers!

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  3. Great "pome," Mori. Merry Christmas to you!

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  4. Ha, Steve, no nostalgia or anything like that. It's just that several weeks ago—before I definitely decided to "skip Christmas"—I asked my old friend Bill for permission to web-publish his latest light verse, he said yes, and I said I'd publish it. Just following through. Also, I don't interpret the poem as "celebrating Christmas," since Santa Claus is a popular-culture or secular rendition of the story of the magi. Unfortunately, he did use the word "Christmas" in the title <grimace>.

    Thanks for your good wishes, Lee. The two recipes my wife used this year to bake with my persimmons came from a down-under web site.

    Dear Serena, I trust that Bill will visit Moristotle to see his pome on the web and be pleased by your comment, for which thanks!

    And to one and all, good on you to overrunning cup, this day and everyday.

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  5. Hi folks! Serena, thanks for the kind words. Morris, in your honor next year's effort will be titled "The 2007 Secular Seasonal Sonnet".
    Bill Keene

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  6. Bill! I'm delighted that you came to see your pome on the web...and that you read enough of my blog to make your well-informed comment <smile>.

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