This week, our Aussie poet friend has donned (‘scuse the pun) his Santa suit to celebrate its being the Season to Be Jolly. Surely this is the most wonderful time of the year for someone so Flippant, Comic, and Serious! Even his petulant puss Priscilla (pictured) has entered into the Christmas spirit. I hope this post will give you something to ‘Ho! Ho! Ho!’ about…
Ho Ho Ho Now No No No

I was a Father Christmas
Ho ho-ing in the store
I wanted to repeat it
Now ho ho ho no more
This jolly covid virus
Has mucked up all I’d planned
It seems to like us oldies
So this year I’ve been banned
They’re wanting only young bloods
And no more sit-on-knees
“Why are you so much thinner Santa?”
(Don’t ask this question please)
Don Matthews
December 2020
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas
When I got his text
That Santa would visit me
‘Round planet (convexed)
No longer he’s guided
By stars (lots of guess)
Tech reps have caught up with him
Has GPS
(Meter changes – sorry)
I’m waiting here for Santa
It’s three o’clock in morn
(I’m yawning now but never mind)
He said he’d come by dawn

Then just before I nodded off
He came through door (not chim)
Looking quite bedraggled
Had lost his phone (with SIM)
I added two and two together
And yes, came up with four
Linda’s house across the street
Had lights on, open door
Santa makes a special trip all the way each Christmas to see me.
I must mean something special to him…..
Don Matthews December 2019
Happy Snowflake Christmas

Happy snowflake Christmas
Wherever you’ve got snow
Down Under here in Adelaide
Ours melted long ago
Don Matthews
December 2019
😂😂Another great trilogy from our Aussie friend!
I looked out of ‘winder
Saw Santa with Linda
Dirty old man
I think Santa is Stan!
‘winder’…Yorkshire for ‘the window’
Stan…..Don’s famous repair man
I think you’ve sussed it! 🤣
Loving the ending poem! We have a sprinkling of snow still but my aunt in Australia celebrates in the warmth of budding summer. 🙂
I think I would be quite happy to celebrate that myself 😎
thanks for the intro to this larrikin, off to read more!
Don will be delighted to see you over at FCS!
yes, got an instant response thanks Ingrid!
We at FCS pride ourselves in instant responses Kate.. Don’t we Prissy?…meow….
Well done Ingrid.
Fun witty Don working your funny magic in poetry!