Carol On: A Haiku A-Peal for Christmas Real

Carol On: A Haiku A-Peal for Christmas Real

Shoppers’ coins jingling –

Does He ring a bell at all?

Happy birthday, King.

c2009 by Linda Ann Nickerson

 

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Holiday shoppers –

WP Clipart/Public domain photo

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Twinned Chill - A Limericked Band on Sleight of Hand

Two against one are soon undone.

Twinned Chill -

A Limericked Band on Sleight of Hand

Hey, Santa! We’ll leave loose the flue.

It's clear you have much work to do.

Vain mannequins

With painted grins

Pretend to welcome, as they spew.

With “golly,” “gosh,” and bogus glee,

They gallivant affectedly.

A wakeful watch

Their bluff may botch.

Ah, flimflam tactics fool not me.

Illusionists, they aim try

To pull the wool o’er others' eye.

This self-same pair

Are unaware

Deception fails to satisfy.

As unacceptable deceit

And underhanded pulses meet,

This duo aims

And deals their games,

But at their best, they’re bittersweet.

They hang their stockings, make their lists.

They wrap their gifts with flying fists,

And so pretend

To comprehend

What Christmas wonder yet exists.

Each generation must decide

To catch a clue or take the ride.

Bamboozled ones

Stick to their guns,

But truth is for the dignified.

c2016 by Linda Ann Nickerson

This poem was posted in response to these prompts:

Mad Kane Humor: “flue,” “flew,” or “flu” (LIMERICK)

Meme Express: “sleight of hand”

One-Liner Wednesday: See subtitle.

Sepia Saturday: Christmas vintage photo/s

Simply Snickers: “gallivant,” “golly,” and “glee”

Six Word Saturday: See subtitle.

Three Word Wednesday: “unacceptable,” “vain,” and “wakeful”

Image/s:

La Vie Parisienne / Les Oiseaux du Bois (1921)

 – vintage/public domain

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Horse Kisses

Here’s a little holiday horsey fun – and even a Christmas season caution – for lovers of all things equine.

 Horse Kisses

A Holiday Chime with Warning in Rhyme

At Christmas, we deck out the hall,

Adorning the door of each stall

With ribbons and bows

And stockings – who knows?

Maybe Santa will pay us a call.

We treasure each equine anew –

Feed candy canes, gingerbread too.

We plant one more peck

On each horsey neck,

Then bundle for nightly adieu.

Still, Christmas time bids us take care.

Of one decoration, beware.

A vet call for sure,

With nary a cure.

Oklahoma’s state flower’s unfair.

So nuzzle that sweet Thoroughbred.

And kiss his adorable head.

But mistletoe’s deadly,

So sing him a medley.

And give him an apple instead.

c2013 by Linda Ann Nickerson

NOTE: The mistletoe was Oklahoma's official state flower until 2004, when it became the state floral emblem. A 2004 bill, signed by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry, the Oklahoma tea rose became the state flower at that time. But the gist remains the same. 

Image:

Horse Head with Bells

Vintage/public domain

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