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POETRY CORNER: The Christmas Alphabet

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Friday, December 15, 2023 7:04 am
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Santa has written a Christmas poem. Picture: Jill Wellington via Pixabay

Santa has written a Christmas poem. Picture: Jill Wellington via Pixabay

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A is for Advent so you know what is coming,

B is for Bethlehem where this story was born.

C is for season’s greetings.

D is for Decorations. Paper, and tinsel, shiny for a while

E is for every one of us, God bless us all.

F is for fairy lights that shines only if you believe in them,

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G is for Jesus, who cast out the Grinch

H & I are for Holy and Ivy, when they are fully grown pagan rituals.

J is Jesus, away in a manger

K is for kings speech on the telly, it was the queen’s speech when I was young,

L there is Noel to straight.

M, is for Mother Christmas, written out of the tale by the patriarchy. Who do you think makes the Christmas cake, and washes the dishes.

N is for enter via the chimney, changed utterly with central heating.

O is for, opening presents, release the joy.

P is parsnip for a nose, that will smell funny by January.

Q is for Queen’s speech, back in the past.

R is for Arsenal, who are playing Boxing Day,

S is for snow, whitewashing the world.

T is for treasure. Treasure the moments,

U is for Yule, yule eat and drink too much.

V is for Victory when the family Scrabble game enda

W is for White Christmas, which Bing saya is the best song ever.

X is for Xmas, only the Grinch could be against it.

Y is for Yule, yule regret eating and drinking too much,

Z is for Zagreb Christmas market, money always has the last word

‘Santa’

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