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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Surrounded by Santas

"Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound!

He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot
and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back
 and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes how they twinkled! His dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry.

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow
and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow.

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth
and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.

 He had a broad face and a little round belly
that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly.

 He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, 
and I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself.

A wink of his eye and twist of his head 
soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread...

...and I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"

3 comments:

  1. I hope you are okay with me awarding you the Liebster Award. You certainly deserve it! ~ Maureen

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  2. Thank you for sharing this fun post at Potpourri Friday! Have a very Merry Christmas and wonderful Holiday Season!

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  3. How fun to read this Christmas classic while viewing your amazing Santa collection! This post must have been a joy to photograph. ;)

    Thanks for linking to Time Travel Thursday. Hope to see you again this week.

    Blessings,
    Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage

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