I DON’T LIKE THE SHORTENED FORM

 

I don’t like the shortened form

Of Christmas, it’s not quaint

I dislike it because Xmas sounds

Like some kind of skin complaint

DON’T LOOK BACKWARDS, MERELY

 

Don’t look backwards, merely

Half-heartedly and insincerely

Remember those Christmas’s clearly

And remember the people dearly

WHEN YOU ARE IN A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP

 

When you are in a long-term relationship

On Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries

Your normally rational other halves

Turn into fire breathing adversaries

And those once happy and joyous occasions

Become life and death quests to test us

To see if we can find the perfect present

And that goes double for Christmas 

DOWN AT THE SHOPPING MALL

 

Down at the shopping mall

There’s a lot of bustle and fuss

As the registers ring its beginning

To cost a lot like Christmas

THEY SAY THAT IT’S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS

 

They say that it’s the thought that counts

Rather than the size of the gift

But if you decided to give everyone your

Opinion in lieu they might be miffed

WE LOST THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

 

We lost the true meaning of Christmas

Almost from the start

It’s become about what’s in your pocket

And not what's in your heart

21st CENTURY NURSERY RHYMES # 297

 

Kind hearts are gardens,

Kind thoughts are roots,

Kind words are blossoms,

Kind deeds are fruits.

But none of this rubbish

Gets the bloody grass cut