Monday, December 24, 2007

An Orange Christmas poem

On the 24th December in Christmas Eve’s glow,
Santa pushes his boots, through two feet of snow.
The reindeers are striking, they’re letting him down,
He’s carrying his bags all over town.
He’s feeling depressed, the man dressed in red.
No smile on his face, he’s feeling real sad.
His muscles are aching, his back starts to hurt.
He has no one to talk to, this is really absurd.

What has happened, where is the cheer?
What happened to Rudolph, his loyal reindeer?
The elves worked real hard, all year round
But also they left, without a sound.
“Have I been rude, have I pushed them too hard?”
I got cramps in my stomach, I think I must fart
“I think this is awful, I think it’s a shame
Letting an old man walk, this is really lame”

“I’ll check and go find them, to make my excuse,
I must have them with me, or else it’s no use.”
“To celebrate Christmas the way it is right now
I could go throw darts or start milking a cow.”
“I need my dear friends, loyal by my side,
Only then I can show up, with dignity and pride”
“We all need our family and all of our friends
Partying and singing, holding each others hands”

“What do I see, do I see alright?
Eight sets of hoofs leading on in the night”
“I think I can find them if I follow the trail
I must be real close, I see a waggling tail”
“Oh yes, I can see them, all eight in a row,
They’re moving ahead, but they’re moving real slow”
All of the reindeer have their heads hanging down,
On each back sits an elf with a devilish frown.

They’re forcing the reindeer to walk down south,
Away from the North Pole, to fish for some trout.
What has gotten into them, are they out of their mind?
I need my crew with me, a replacement I can’t find.
I’ll teach them a lesson, those wicked elves,
Transform them into reindeer, so can walk themselves!
The magic spell is spoken, Santa speaks it out loud
The elves are surprised by a big silver cloud.


Santa is laughing, and while his magic is spread,
The reindeer start relaxing and lift up their head.
Donner starts smiling, Dancer lifts up a hoof,
“Hey there dear Santa, let’s go hit the roof!”
Rudolph breaths heavy, he’s ready to roll,
Blitzen gets impatient, “let’s go on patrol”
Then comes the sleigh as if it all was planned,
To ride out for Christmas with all good intend.

There the team goes, with their captain in red,
High through the sky, while we sleep in bed.
Nobody noticed which dangers we face,
If only the elves would have won their race.
So enjoy the Holidays with all that are dear,
Bring positive thoughts all through next year.
Be happy, be healthy, let the candles burn,
May all your positive thoughts be your reward in return.

Have an Orange X-Mas everyone and all the best wishes for the New Year to come from CS and me.

13 comments:

Xmichra said...

merry x-mas to you as well!!

Haddock said...

What a great poem!

Have a merry Xmas and a very happy New Year! :)

christina said...

Ha ha! Excellent poem.

Merry Christmas, you guys. Hope you have a good one.

Shammickite said...

Good old Santa, I knew he would come though the crisis safely!
It's Christmas Day here in Canada, the sky is grey, and the sun is hiding behind the clouds. It's cold and there are remnants of last weeks snowstorm still on the ground, making it a rather muddy White Christmas. In fact a sort of greyish brownish Christmas! But it's a lovely day, and I wish you and your family all the best, and may 2008 be a good year for you and O-X.
ex-shammy

Jay said...

Ha, this is darling.

Mark said...

Thank you all for your comments. We had a great X-Mas and now we are looking forward to spending a wonderful New Years Eve with friends at our place. There will be lots of food, drinks, fun, music and if we're lucky the cops will show up as well! Happy New Year to all of you.

Anonymous said...

OH..., je savais qu'Orange-X était l'homme idéal mais poète en plus!..Me voilà par terre.....!
Bravo.
Que du bonheur pour toi et les tiens en 2008. Gros câlins à Dale.

P.S. J'aime beaucoup ta nouvelle image, si douce et romantique...

Unknown said...

Hope you have a wonderful new year as well!

Oswegan said...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Canadian Swiss.

~Oswegan

Ginnie Hart said...

You have exceeded all my expectations, O-X! YAY! :)

Happy New Year to you and CS!

Shortie said...

Yeah girl, I'm here :). I hope you had a good Christmas! Now I have to put this site in blog lines.

Cheers,
Shortie :)

Xmichra said...

Tagged you guys in my blog... which ever or both, feel free to do it :) Merry new year!

CanadianSwiss said...

Ritadaphné: Eh oui... Il plusieurs talents cachés, mon homme. Hehehe :)

ET: :)

Oswegan: Thanks for the visit and same to you!

Ginnie: He sometimes exceeds mine, too.

Shortie: Ha! You found me. Now for me to go find you.

Xmichra: I'll try, but I won't make any promises. However, maybe together, we can find some wierd stuff about each other. Deal? ... Oh... I still have to ask OX. Heheh ;)