A Yuletide Encounter

A Yuletide encounter


Soft fleece covered baby feet
creep toward the tree
could she catch a glimpse of Santa?
she had missed him last year.

Everyone else was sleeping
dreaming peacefully
in their beds
she was determined
to catch a view of the man in red

Ever so little
was the patter of her feet
just a few more steps
and it would be hard for him to retreat
without being caught

Her eyes grew wide
as she espied
a big jolly fellow
a long curly hair and suit
his cheeks were rosy
and eyes shimmered
as snowflakes caught up in
cerulean twine

she stared at him
he stared at her
they both started to giggle
to see his face full
of sugar cookie crumbs

as quick as a firefly
he winked at her with one eye
set the present down and
left
whooshed up the chimney
as fete considering big feet
and the expansion of his girth

she heard him say
goodnight sweet child
may your Christmas wishes all come true
now on Donner, On Blixen on
Rudolph on Vixen we still have much to do

Reviews

[Stanley King]

I read some of your other work and...WOW, You are an AMAZING writer!!You write with feeling and understanding in your choice of word's.

[Rita L. Sev]

A face full of sugar cookie crumbs... this detail made me giggle too! A charming Christmas tale, Jane!

[sharonlee]

Ahh beautiful chrismas tale! Full of giggles and wonder.

[Tom]

And who would ever believe the wondrous encounter this child observed late one Christmas eve night?

A spectacular, imaginative Yuletide poetic tale, take a peek at my own similar experience one Christmas eve ' A Cricketing Christmas Cracker' and you will approve !