Calker Posted November 18, 2011 #1 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Found these poems over the last few years and thought you might enjoy them. ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 'Twas the night before Christmas and far out at sea Our vessel was sailing as smooth as could be The stockings were hung from the balcony chairs With hope that St. Nicholas would find them out there The children were nestled all snug in their uppers Having just settled down from a Christmas Eve supper And ma and myself, we were covered in aloe A bit too much sun, in a pool nice and shallow When up in the sky there arose such a clatter I leapt from my bed to see what was the matter To the sliding glass door, I flew like a flash Well, more like a saunter, and less like a dash When, what to my skeptical eyes should appear But a big shiny sleigh and eight flying reindeer They circled our ship from starboard to port And the moon lit the driver, a jolly old sort Who called to his team in a happy retort, "Now Dasher, now Dancer," so on and so forth I raced through my cabin and into the hall To the very top deck, in time for us all To be awed by the sight of Old Santa's sleigh As he lightly touched down by the midnight buffet With a bundle of goodies thrown over his back He climbed up the side and dropped down the smokestack From insides to ocean views, balconies, suites Santa filled every stocking with toys and with treats Until all the deliveries had been handled with care Then he noted he still had a minute to spare So he surfed the Surf Park, with nary a fall While Dasher and Dancer scaled the rock-climbing wall And Prancer, who was actually fond of the cold Tried the ice-skating rink, a sight to behold And then with a whistle, Santa summoned his team And he bade us farewell, silent nights and sweet dreams And I heard him exclaim as he flew out of view Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good cruise. By: Alan Fox, *************.com ************** "Twas The Night Before Cruising" (with apologies to Clement C. Moore) 'Twas the night before cruising and in our hotel, The kids were all hyper, the eight "darlings" from Hell. The bags were all packed and ready to go, We'd paid a small fortune to escape winter snow. Morning came quickly and at ten on the nose, In our suitcases we hid all the booze in our clothes. And Ma in her flip-flops and I in my Crocs, Corralled all the kids to head for the docks. When boarding the ship, we heard such a fuss. "Let us on early, cuz we're Diamond Plus! We round up the rugrats and tell them to pose For 8X10 glossies....We'll pay through the nose! We check our room number and head for our suite. There we meet "Stuart", he'll keep our room neat. He'll leave us all chocolates, towel bunnies galore, We've even brought streamers to cover our door! We hear a loud warning and Stuart gets flustered. Ma is refusing to go for the "Mustard." An egg crate is promised, if she'll follow the rules. "Just put on your vest. We ALL look like fools!" Now Matthew, Now Nicholas, Now Sean and DJ. And Joey, And Will, And Emily and Alan. "Adult Pool Only" reads the sign on the wall. But splash away, splash away, splash away all! Evening has fallen, it's time to get ready. Traditional dining. "Our waiters named Freddy." Decked in our glitter, like a moll and a mobster, We sit in our places demanding our lobster. Dining is over, we head for the show. Ten places to save, in the front row. The kids aren't around, "Who really cares?" They're out in the hallway and playing on stairs. We round up the brood and head for our suite. What fun we've all had. Day one is complete. The kids are all snoring. We're sure they're asleep. Ma's feeling frisky. To the balcony we creep. "Brace yourself Ma!" I shout with delight. "Let's try for another in the moonlight." The quickie is over, we sneak back to bed. I think of tomorrow and what lies ahead. I plan to rise early and be out the door. Ten deck chairs to save. (We'll only use four.) Buffet for breakfast, we'll cut into line. The kids will be hungry, and starting to whine. Ten days have gone by. It's over I fear. But from other guests, I hear a loud cheer! With the holidays over, we're all out of booze. "HAPPY SAILING TO ALL. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT CRUISE!!!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgrassel Posted November 18, 2011 #2 Share Posted November 18, 2011 LOL! Especially LOVED the second one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BecciBoo Posted November 18, 2011 #3 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Brilliant! Thanks!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duzzy Posted November 18, 2011 #4 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.