Christmas Poems

Now thrice welcome Christmas

Which brings us good cheer,

Minced pies and plum porridge,

Good ale and strong beer;

With pig, goose and capon,

The best that may be,

So well doth the weather

And our stomachs agree.

With holly and ivy,

So green and so gay,

We deck up our houses

As fresh as the day;

With bay and rosemary

And laurel complete;

And everyone now

 Is a king in conceit.

- anonymous, 17^th century

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Christmas catchword

If santa needs a slogan,

I know the one most suited,

Not "Deck the halls" or

"Ho, ho, ho!" but

"Batteries not included!"

-         Sally Palmer

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Light plight

Some are large and red and green,

Some small and crystal clear,

Some flash and others twinkle,

Styles change from year to year.

But when it comes to tree lights,

Old-fashioned or newfangled,

My favourite lights will always be

The ones that are untangled!

-    Jill H.Walker

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Card tricks

My Christmas cards upon the mantel

Call dominoes to mind:

Those I’m placing in the foreground

Knock down the ones behind!

-   Rosemarie Williamson