Rudolph

Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer ~

too bad he had a shiny nose;

whenever someone saw it,

they instantly became his foes

 

Santa and all the reindeer

made him feel like such a freak

teasing and ostracizing

because he had a unique beak

 

Rudolph went out in the snow

alone to face the cold

then he met a dentist elf

and a man who searched for gold

 

On the Island of Misfit Toys

they spent a restless night;

they found the Bumble in his cave

and outwitted all his might

 

When they returned to Christmastown

Santa had the nerve

to ask Rudolph for a favor,

and that deer, he vowed to serve

 

So remember this old story

when you sit upon his lap;

the tale of a selfish Santa

and Rudolph, the red-nosed sap!

 

Author's Note

Every year, I watch the show "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer", and I am stunned by how mean Santa is in that show. Rudolph is a lot more forgiving than I would be... Oh, and the Island of Misfit Toys? It's really the Island of Santa's Mistakes... :p

Reviews

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Awesome Rita I have missed your writings:) hope all is well with you and family:)

[Rita L. Sev]

All is well, indeed. Thank you, Jon!

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Good I am glad Rita:) welcome my dear friend:)

[Tom]

Whilst reading this imaginative take on the old classic Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, I found myself breaking into a familiar, tuneful song !

A cracking Christmas cracker !

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Tom! The animated movie portrays Santa to be very cruel - it drives me crazy!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Well that is certainly a different twist on the classic...entertaining and certainly can make you think.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Dale - even as a kid, I was bothered by the cruelty in Christmastown depicted in this show. :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I never even thought like that... you got some unique views.
Have you seen my version of Twas the Night before Christmas?

[Troy Henson]

Nothing worse than a mean Santa. Very well done Rita.

Regards
Troy

[Rita L. Sev]

Exactly! :) Thanks, Troy!

[Angel]

Sounds like someone's had an overdose of Christmas!
You know, I never did like that show. I'm not too crazy about the New Year one, either.
Now I know why..

[Rita L. Sev]

Yeah, a mean Santa does not make a great Christmas show! :)

[Angel]

But everybody loves a mean ol' green Grinch...

[Einstein Noodle]

i love the Bumble ... am always drawn to him ... can i say bah humbug??! :)
E.

[Rita L. Sev]

LOL! Bumbles bounce! :)

[Baby Ricochet]

Rudolph got the top reindeer job though. Santa could have made venison burgers out of him if he bitched to much. I think that's Sarah Palin's version of Rudolph. Cute alternate version of Rudolph Rita. Feel free to take a bow

[Rita L. Sev]

LOL - Thanks, Mark. :)

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Lol that was awesome, the ending gave it real charcter. This brought back a lot of childhood memories... well done here, Rita.

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Travis - yes, though the movie has its flaws, I still watch it with my sister each year for nostalgia's sake...

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

That it does... but, goes to show kids will swallow just about anything, if you dress it up the right way. lol You certainly have given it new life.

[Sami Khalil]

This was great and humorous with message that has the astonishment of the narrator of the real hero now becoming somehow not in this movie. It does not fit the pattern and that is shocking...A splendid holiday poem ...:)...............

[Rita L. Sev]

You would think that a story with Santa in it would be uplifting, but this one definitely breaks that mold! Thanks, Sami!

[Sami Khalil]

I understand...You are welcome...:)......................

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wow this put me in the christmas spirit...:)

Donner was always my favorite...but he too was jealous of that nose i think...and he rose not above that jealousy...

it is a humorous piece but at the same time shows us how anyone different is frowned upon because society is judgmental.

[Rita L. Sev]

As an "odd" kid. this movie bugged me a lot... And I didn't think much of Donner for not defending his son. :) Thank, as always, for reading the meaning as well as the words, Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh that's right...Donner was his dud dad wasn't he?

[Rita L. Sev]

Yep - and Blitzen was the coach... "All right, all right - from now on we won't let Rudolph play any reindeer games..." Terrible models of grown-up behavior... ;)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

people are just as bad....aren't they?

[Rita L. Sev]

Sadly - yes, they are...