Sung to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
Santa had a heaping pack,
heaping pack, heaping pack,
Santa had a heaping pack
which was filled up with toys.
He needed to find boys and girls,
boys and girls, boys and girls.
He needed to find boys and girls
who had been good all year.
Santa looked at this year’s list,
this year’s list, this year’s list.
Santa looked at this year’s list
and plotted a fast route.
He loaded the pack on his sled,
on his sled, on his sled.
He loaded the pack on his sled
and called his best reindeer.
Red-nosed Rudolph led the way,
led the way, led the way.
Red-nosed Rudolph led the way
to each and every home.
Christmas morn they all woke up,
all woke up, all woke up.
Christmas morn they all woke up
to see what Santa brought.
All the children laughed and played,
laughed and played, laughed and played.
All the children laughed and played
with Santa's Christmas loot.
Back home Santa took a nap,
took a nap, took a nap.
Back home Santa took a nap
that lasted through the day.
heaping pack, heaping pack,
Santa had a heaping pack
which was filled up with toys.
He needed to find boys and girls,
boys and girls, boys and girls.
He needed to find boys and girls
who had been good all year.
Santa looked at this year’s list,
this year’s list, this year’s list.
Santa looked at this year’s list
and plotted a fast route.
He loaded the pack on his sled,
on his sled, on his sled.
He loaded the pack on his sled
and called his best reindeer.
Red-nosed Rudolph led the way,
led the way, led the way.
Red-nosed Rudolph led the way
to each and every home.
Christmas morn they all woke up,
all woke up, all woke up.
Christmas morn they all woke up
to see what Santa brought.
All the children laughed and played,
laughed and played, laughed and played.
All the children laughed and played
with Santa's Christmas loot.
Back home Santa took a nap,
took a nap, took a nap.
Back home Santa took a nap
that lasted through the day.
© 2014 Kristi Dee Veitenheimer. All rights reserved.
Tamera Will Wissinger has challenged us to come up with a parody or tribute poem this month. (Click HERE for details.) If you would like to join in the fun, send your poem to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com or use the contact form in the sidebar to the right.
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All participants will be rounded up on July 25th
and entered to win a copy of Tamera's delightful new picture book,
THIS OLD BAND.
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Thanks, Kristi, for jumping into the challenge with such gusto! It's nice to take a break from the summer heat to think about Christmas for a while.
ReplyDeleteI've been making lists of possibilities, Michelle, & enjoyed this first one Kristi, especially that you included all the important parts, like Santa's nap. What a fun poem.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! After rereading it, I can see places where the rhythm's not quite right. I definitely need to keep revising!
DeleteChristmas in July! I love it. Great job on the challenge, Kristi.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I've actually worked on it quite a bit more and it's getting much better. I'll post on my blog soon and leave a link in the comments so everyone can see the "new and improved" version!
DeleteHere's where you can find my revised version of the poem.
Deletehttp://kdveiten.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-christmas-themed-cinquain-poem.html
I like that ending. Yay for Kristi for taking the challenge. I can't seem to make anything work this month.
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