A christmas Poem

[caribbeanchickie]

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, warm 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

 

And what to my skeptical eyes should appear

But a great shiny sleigh, and eight flying reindeer

 

They circled our ship, from starboard to port

As 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

 

We raced through our 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 rose in the air and dropped down the smokestack

 

Santa went straight to work, and later we learned

He found every child's cabin, from the bow to the stern

 

Insides and oceanviews, balconies and suites

Santa filled every stocking, with toys and with treats

 

Until all his deliveries had been handled with care

Then he noted he still had a minute to spare

 

So he surfed the wave rider, with nary a fall

While Dasher and Dancer scaled the rock-climbing wall

 

And Prancer, who had always been 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.

 

 

 

Written by Alan Fox,

with appreciation and apologies to Clement Clarke Moore,

author of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.

 

Happy Holidays everyone!

[elgato2]

Very clever and cute!

Thanks for sharing and have a great upcoming cruise!

[BurgerBits]

THANKS, Michelle! Very clever, and so nice of you to share.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!