Christmas Day

Finally got to writing this - hope you enjoy and Merry Christmas!

From the moment that you lay your head

down to sleep at night,

until the moment you awake

to a glittering world of white,

you will be paid a visit

by the jolly man in red,

who in exchange for milk and cookies

will leave presents by your bed.

He will smile when he sees you

tucked up safe and tight

before climbing back up the chimney

and off into the night

to spread his Christmas cheer

to each and every one,

delivering thousands of presents

before the rising of the sun.

And to this morning you will wake

to spy the presents there,

dress warm against the Winter chill

and make your way downstairs

where the smells of spice and turkey,

chocolate and mulled wine

mingle sweetly in the air

around your Christmas tree of pine

that you decked with lights and tinsel

and topped with an angel all aglow;

her radiance will guard you

as you venture into the snow.

Each step in the pristine blanket

is soon filled in once again

until not a single passer-by

could know from whence you came

as you see in strangers' gardens

snowmen with hats and scarves,

get a shiver and begin to wish

you were back home by the hearth

listening to those festive tunes

and wearing a silly paper crown

with the people that you love the most

gathered all around.