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

[Nwanna Onyeka Benedict]

nice piece of writing. Keep on the good work

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Nwanna!

[Daffy]

Wow, well done for doing this Rita. Very good, I will sing it to my grand daughter this Christmas.

[Rita L. Sev]

Well, I don't want to dash anyone's image of Santa... :) Thanks, Daffy!

[Daffy]

She still believes, bless her. Her dad makes a good job of it!

[Lydia Shutter]

This is fantastic, Rita. I have wondered too....why was Rudolf so nice to Santa and the other reindeer when they were bullying him for so long? Perhaps Rudolf had a better character than we do....or perhaps he was desperate to make friends. Who knows? This was clever and witty and the rhyming was super. I loved it. Lydi**

[Rita L. Sev]

Thank you, Lydi - I rant about this every year, and I recall being a child and wondering why Santa was so cruel....