Twelve days of Christmas

Twelve days of Christmas

A Poem by Lauren Johnstone
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On the first day of Christmas, Sherlock gave to John.

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On the first day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the second day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the third day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
Three French ears,
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the fourth day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
Four rotting birds,
Three French ears,
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the fifth day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
Five gold teeth,
Four rotting birds,
Three French ears,
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the sixth day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
Six geese's brains,
Five gold teeth,
Four rotting birds,
Three French ears,
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the seventh day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
Seven pigs eyes- bleeding,
Six geese's brains,
Five gold teeth,
Four rotting birds,
Three French ears,
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the eighth day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
Eight murdering maids,
Seven pigs eyes- bleeding,
Six geese's brains,
Five gold teeth,
Four rotting brains,
Three French hens,
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the ninth day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
Nine dancing kidney's,
Eight murdering maids,
Seven pigs eyes- bleeding,
Six geese's brains,
Five gold teeth,
Four rotting birds,
Three French ears,
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the tenth day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
Ten rings-a- bloody,
Nine dancing kidney's,
Eight murdering maids,
Seven pigs eyes- bleeding,
Six geese's brains,
Five gold teeth,
Four rotting birds,
Three French ears,
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the eleventh day of Christmas
Sherlock gave to John:
Eleven Piper's fingers,
Ten rings- a- bloody,
Nine dancing kidney's,
Eight murdering maids,
Seven pigs eyes- bleeding,
Six geese's brains,
Five gold teeth,
Four rotting birds,
Three French ears,
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
Sherlock gave to John:
Twelve hearts- a- beating,
Eleven Piper's fingers,
Ten rings- a- bloody,
Nine dancing kidney's,
Eight murdering maids,
Seven pigs eyes- bleeding,
Six geese's brains,
Five gold teeth,
Four rotting birds,
Three French ears,
Two little thumbs
And-
A dribbling head in the fridge.

© 2015 Lauren Johnstone


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