Is Santa Real?

                Is Santa Real?

Do you believe in Santa Claus or little elves?

A sleigh and reindeer, or cookies children left  themselves?

Christmas treess or stockings, filled to the top;

Or snowy cold Decembers, toys left at every stop?

Does he from the North Pole, really come down;

Racing across the earth from town to town?

Leaving gifts for good little girls and boys...

Anxious for morning, just to open their toys.

Do you believe in the real Christmas joy,

that seems to fill the heart of each girl and boy?

Or the m that comes in the twitch of his nose,

As up, up, up each houses chimney... he goes.

Or are you one of those like old Scrooge,

Who can only think...of Christmas blues?

Too crabby to see the joy in a child's face,

As traditions and memories are deeply placed.

Into a child's sweet heart and mind...

To be remembered for a long, long time.

Look out at all the others...not deep within...

Joy is the sights and smells not presents given.

Just ask any child, "Does Santa really come?'"

And there answer might help...

"Bah Humbug" to run.

      Valentine

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Author's Note

Edited some to fit page. [published writing]

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha my Norma has to nudge me starting a few weeks ahead ..but i am a believer ma'am ... that part of our celebration is especially for the children .. those faces are priceless! wonderful poem with food to think on
E.

[Valentine]

Thank you Gene, it is mostly for the children. Our Christmas play is tonight, love seeing the little ones playing the Biblical parts. Have a super Christmas. Kathie

[Einstein Noodle]

God bless you for going .. it has been ages since i went to one ... be safe out there Kathie!
E.

[Paul Bell]

Santa is definitely real. Otherwise, where do my presents come from.

[Valentine]

Exactly...in my lifetime I think I had more than one Santa. [smiling] Kathie

[Norman 223]

I know I write some scurrilous verses about Santa, but I have to confess that I enjoy creating the "stage settings" for my grandchildren with footprints in talc,half eaten carrots,etc. and and even getting a letter from him on one of MY parcels.
This makes me wonder - do we miss our childhood beliefs or do we never sub consciously grow up.
Thanks for your poem that has set me pondering about the benevolent "ghost" of Christmas Past.

Norman

[Valentine]

Norman, I think a part of us never grows up. I find myself talking silly to my younger sisters even though we are long past childhood. Kathie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh i wish i could go back to when i believed...not just Santa, but many things, many ideals that just totally got blown out of the water as grew older...
like bob seeger sang..." i wish i didn't know now what i didn't know then"---

[Valentine]

Jacob, I agree with you. Back in life until I didn't know about wars, death, bills, Kathie