‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (ShapeShifter Style)
What can I say? I was in a mood last night
’twas the night before Christmas
And all through the land
Not a creature was stirring
Especially
The band.
The socks, they did stink
From being worn all week.
But no one minded;
They were too plied with drink.
Too plastered to care,
Dare, or share
The miracle of Christmas
That was thickening the air.
Good thing, perhaps
For in this place where they crashed,
The chimney had been smashed.
Santa could not come here.
(Santa was relieved)
If he did, he’d tremble in fear
At the snores
And the proof of the girls
The boys called scores.
Because when it comes to our band,
When it rains girls, it pours.
Yet on the band dreamed
Of guitars, drums, and fans;
Their world-conquering plans
And other goals that seemed
Some days
To be made out of sand.
But Santa, the mighty
The clever, the brave,
Found a way down the chimney,
Through the smashed passages so tiny.
Christmas, he did save.
A guitar for Mitchell,
An amp for Eric,
Drumsticks for Daniel
And for Trevor…
A lump of coal.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
ETA: Want to know what the coal’s about? Read on.
Tis the spirit of the season. Best poem I’ve read all year – Happy HO HO HO!!!
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Merry Christmas! Loved the Rock n Roll take on The Night Before Christmas! Have a great Holiday!
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Merry Christmas to you too!
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Poor Trevor. I hope your Christmas will be better than his.
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A lovely poetical christmas treat. Thanks for showing that it’s not just raining men all the time. Hallelujah to the holidays!
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Poor Trev. Santa just doesn’t get him, you know?
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Just like Santa, I’m staying clear of stinky socks.
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hahah sandy
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Great Twas the Night Before…
I’ve probably said this before but I always enjoy your writing.
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*clap, clap, clap, clap* Wonderful!
Merry Christmas!
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Hey. At least you can use that lump of coal…could have been switches.
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Loved it!
Have a wonderful Thursday!
http://iamharriet.blogspot.com/2009/12/have-happy-merry-and-more.html
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Merry Christmas!
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Awesome! Maybe Trevor was too hung over to notice the lump of coal. It certainly isn’t a surprise that he was on the naughty list.
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‘And for Trevor…’ – LOL! Santa’s no dummy. Would Trevor consider the lump of coal a badge of honor?
Hope your holiday season was renewing and special.
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December 26th, 2009 at 9:41 amAwww poor Trevor. No one deserves coal on christmas! Actually my boys got coal in their stockings.
But it was chocolate made to look like coal. hehehe
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