Someone's taken my stocking!!

T'was the night before christmas


And all through the house,


Not a creature was stirring,


Not even a mouse.





Apart that would be,


From Seth...oh how SHOCKING


Who awakened his mother


"SOMEONE'S TAKEN MY STOCKING!"





"Seth!" hissed his mother


( she can be rather surly)


It is just after 3...


That is REALLY too early!





" Go right back to sleep!


Lie back down in your bed!


Don't you waken your dad


Or the boys!" She then said.





"But", wailed young Seth


"It WAS there, hanging high,


Now it's gone and I just


Have no clue as to why!





There's a thief in this house


And I'm terribly sad


Because who, in this world


Would do something so bad?"





"Come with me", said his mother


But do NOT make a sound!"


And they crept to the lounge


Where she looked on the ground.





"Shhhh" be so still


"Look at this little boy"


And he stared at the floor


And his heart filled with joy.





For there, in a row


Were stockings, 1, 2, 3,


"One for Eli, one for Isaac and


LOOK, one for ME!"











The crime had been solved,


There was even a letter


From Santa himself,


That made everything better.





The tree was surrounded


With gifts for the boys


there were so many parcels


Filled with treasure, like toys.











"Thank the Lord" thought Seth's mother,


"Now we'll go back to bed


And grab some more sleep"


Which was easily said.





Wide awake now, she lay and she tried


( But in vain)


To snuggle back to down in her bed..


And sleep once again.





But it just wouldn't happen


Damn and blast it to ...well,


I'll let you imagine, I


Just cannot tell.





It is now past 4.30


And Seth's mother is here


Feeling weary and grumpy and


Lacking in cheer.





She can only but hope


That the day starts much later


Or she'll be an old hag


And they're all bound to hate her.

**************************

After 3 hours sleep,

It all starts up again,

the stockings were opened and

we were happy just when

The boys saw the masses

Of gifts waiting there

So we opened them all and

Dumped the trash on the chair.

There were toys and some clothes

And some treasures galore

We can hardly believe that we

Could ever want more.

Some real dreams were given

Some huge smiles we did see

When we opened those presents

Hidden under the tree.

But the 'stuff' though it's lovely

And exciting and new,

What we try to remember

Is the meaning that's true.

That this time of the year

we should be extra kind

We should care for each other

And keep it in mind

That at christmas it's Jesus

We should think of and praise

And should keep Him up front

In our hearts all our days.

So from our House to yours

May we wish you all well.

And a Happy New Year

While we're at it, as well.