Christmas tomorrow.
Mother said,
lie down and sleep,
My sleepy head.
Look, here comes Santa
Happy and merry
Not surprising
After mince pie and sherry.
Christmas stocking
Hanging askew
Now filled with love
And something new
What a surprise!
You should see the horror
In the little kid’s eyes
Where’s the Nintendo
You promised before
I can’t train my brain
With an apple core!
(NB. Ditty scribbled when the NINTENDO was all
the rage)
OMG Valerie, yes, I remember the NINTENDO VERY well! Back then, it was soooooooo high-tech and advanced. It was the rage!
ReplyDeleteGreat one, my friend! Perfect for this holiday season!
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Haha!! You should put your writings in a book, Valerie. I hope you enjoy your Christmas. I can't believe it has crept up so quickly. Maybe it is because we were away in Holland during the run-up when I'd normally be doing cards, but it seems there is a lot to do suddenly and I am nowhere near getting through it!
ReplyDeleteRon, you know me... anything remotely Christmassy comes out every year. I really should sit down and write something new.
ReplyDeleteHi Jenny. All my writings are in books. I enjoyed doing that and seeing them on the bookshelf.
ReplyDeleteChristmas will be quiet for me this year. I don't mind, it gives me the chance to reflect. Joe was taken into hospital on Christmas Eve two years ago so I need some time on my own to ponder. Hope you manage to get all cards written in time.
Great poem. My wife's mother use to get an orange and a potato in a stocking for Christmas when she was a child in rural Ireland. Then her mother would take the orange and potato and cook Christmas Dinner.
ReplyDeleteWhat is Nintendo not popular anymore? Shows you what I know about computer games etc. Funny poem. :D
ReplyDeleteJoey, it might be still around. I must check!
ReplyDeleteOoh Dave, things were tougher then but I hope your mother got something to replace the orange and potato.
ReplyDeleteHow adorable Val!
ReplyDeleteI hope you and Charlie and all of your family have a wonderful New Year!💟🍸😊
Oh yes I remember spending good money on Nintendo for the kids, but that only lasted a short while. I can't say that I even know what is popular now.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Geraldine. Hope you too (two) have a good Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI'm the same, Jimmy. Even though I don't visit shops very oftenI usually hear kids talking on their way to school. Chatter these days seems to be computer orientated.
ReplyDeleteMince pie and sherry sounds good! Hope you have a merry Christmas, Val!
ReplyDeleteGood memories. Nintendo? Wow. We always got an orange in the toe of the stocking, handfuls of mixed nuts to shell, and a sticky block of hard ribbon candy.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Valerie. I am betting that you have been nice girl all year.
Thanks Paul. Hope you and the family have a wonderful Christmas. Guessing the girls will be home as well.
ReplyDeleteHey Susan, me too - if I was lucky. I used to hunt for presents but never found any, goodness only knows where they were hidden lol.
ReplyDeleteI will always remember when my mom would put oranges or tangerines in the sock. It was magically as we were poor farmers at the time far, far away from any warm climate in winter. Merry Christmas to you. I hope the whole season is a good one for you.
ReplyDeleteLD, never to be forgotten memories always seem to rise at this time of year.
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