Wednesday's Verse - Santa's Homecoming

This week’s verse moves from a poem of Christmas wishes to a Christmas acrostic about Santa's return home. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry, a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016.

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Santa's Homecoming

Far overhead, ceases the ringing of bellS.

The sleigh has stopped flying, oh dear-A.

Released are the reindeer to forage for licheN

guarded by werewolves who keep safe the besT,

eating only the weakest, the sickest, oh dearA.

The sleigh driver steps down, and yawnS,

as the elves stow the sleigh, and give it a wasH.

With the deer in the field, he calls it a day-O,

and stumbles inside to the fire and the warM.

His wife greets him gently, guides him to the tablE,

and the supper, beside next year’s almanaC,

so he sighs, and he reads, and, then, oh dear-O,

he yawns, and she takes him to bed, and to dreaM.

When they wake in the morning, it’s back to the workshop, oh dear-I,

for there is no respite, although Christmas has beeN,

and, next year, he’ll be ready to repeat the gifting, and ensure the sleigh bells will rinG.

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You can find the first two poetry collections at the links below - although there are plans to reissue them with more genre-appropriate covers in the future. The third collection will be released later in the year.

books2read.com/u/mVLQZb

books2read.com/u/bxgyLd