Oh dear, it’s Christmas time; How quick the year has flown; I haven’t made a pudding or a cake. The shortbread – well – I made it, But the truth is that I ate it, Okay, I couldn’t help it, I was stressed;
From thinking ‘bout the tree, How I hadn’t got it, yet, And should I buy fresh pine, or get a fake, Else go and chop one down, Or plant one in the ground, It’s hard to know, oh, how my head does ache.
Heavens! Gifts! I’d quite forgotten – Shortbread! Ha! But no; I ate them; You know, I couldn’t help it, I was stressed. And where am I to go; This Christmas, ho, hey, ho? I guess I really haven’t thought ahead.
Right! Carols by candlelight; Oh, it seems I’ve missed that night! No worries, instead… I’ll deck the halls! With trinkets; green and red and gold, Mistletoe at each threshold, It will be a wondrous sight, for all!
Except… where has all the tinsel gone?! The Christmas bling, the bonbons? There’s nothing in the décor box! Just one pair of Santa socks, And some of the nativity; What a jolly mystery!
Oh! But wait… I begin to remember… The missing bling… from last December… Got twisted, in a matted knot; Tangled round the pine and pot; Yes… I’d hid it by the vegie plot, Out of sight and clean forgot!
Oh dear… But wait! A thought has just appeared! I wonder… might it be too weird? Would it? Could it, be just fine? If I recycled last year’s pine? It’s Christmas Eve; it’s rather late, A dried arrangement… could look great…?
Teacher’s note: New Zealand’s Franz Joseph Glacier is unique for its steepness and speed. It stretches from a height of 3,000 metres down to 240 metres in less than 11 kilometres. It can shift up to four metres a day; most glaciers travel one metre a day. People camped on its slopes report hearing the glacier “groan” as it moves. At its base is a rainforest!
Dreams come true on Christmas eve’s night. Oh, how my spirit was so bright. The night before Christmas was an amazing day, Everyone decorated without a delay.
Awaiting the moment, the grandest show, With Santa’s sleigh that would slowly but gracefully flow. A pack full of gifts, Is what he lifts.
He will soon appear, Spreading laughter and cheer. In the shade of pink is where the snowflake danced, Where couples in the snow also prance.
In this land of wonder, oh very sweet and bright, A pink Christmas night, such a mere delight. Love and warmth in the air it flows. Christmas is a place where it snows.
Sarah is 11 years old and this is her first contribution to our site.
Australian Children’s Poetry 