‘Twas the Blogger’s Night Before Christmas
‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the ”˜sphere
Bloggers were glad to see Christmas draw near.
Their laptops were turned off and all put away
The bloggers were swearing to take off the day.
Their children were nestled all snug in their beds
While visions of extra time danced in their heads
With a father or mom not distracted by writing
No posts to compose, and no links to be citing.
But we know that vows were just meant to be broken
And the vows of a blogger can be just a token.
There’s always a chance that some sort of temptation
Will rise up to make them of fleeting duration.
For instance, there might be found, under the tree
An Apple; well, what better sight could there be?
And who could neglect it and wait the whole day?
It has to be tried out, one just can’t delay.
Or maybe somewhere there’s a fast-breaking story
Important, and complex, and covered with glory.
It can’t be ignored, there’s really no choice,
So add to the din every blogger’s small voice.
And then there are some who may just like to rhyme
(I’m one who at times must confess to this crime),
And it’s been quite a while since Clement Clarke Moore
Wrote his opus (though authorship’s been claimed by Gore)””
So it seems about time it be newly updated
And here’s my grand effort””aren’t you glad you all waited?
Forgive if it sounds a bit awkward to read.
Writing, I set a new record for speed.
I had to get under the wire and compose it
Before Christmas Day. Now it’s time that I close it.
But let me exclaim (or, rather, I’ll write)
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!
[NOTE: Reprint of previous effort. Merry Christmas to you all!]
And he exclaimed as he drove out of sight, “Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!”
Thank you for all your insightful posts, neo. You are the gift that keeps on giving.
Roses are red, violets are blue,
Here’s wishing Neo and all a very Merry Christmas;
Except for the Democrats who can just drop dead from natural causes, from their own excessive hot air and CO2… Rats, turning 63 under Obamahellcare, but it won’t matter till I’m broke, apparently…. Try to fight for right, and endeavor to engage, in your dreams… Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! -Barry!
This is serious…
http://wizbangblog.com/content/2009/12/24/i-think-its-time-to-boycott-hewlett-packard.php
“though authorship’s been claimed by Gore”
Priceless–thank you.
Merry Xmas, Happy Holidays to ALL!!!!!!!!!!!
🙂
[ And to make one appreciate more what one has that most take for granted.
http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/12/christmas_under_communism.html ]
An excellent post by Artfldgr, above. I recommend reading the article he linked to, about Christmas under Communism. Its important never to forget the errors of history, and what they cost. Thanks, Artfldgr.
And Merry Christmas to you all !!!
And Happy Channukah too !!!
She wants my vote but can’t even bring her self to say “Merry Christmas” in her poem(*?”). I will pass and vote on Pamela who does so much good in bringing so many things to daylight which should get more attention by the MSM.
theporch: Vote for whomever you want, of course. But do you not even understand that the poem here is a redo (there is even a link on the title to the text of the original) of Clement Clark Moore’s famous “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem? Its last line is exactly the same as the line I used in my poem: “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
Not to mention the added “NOTE” at the end of the post.
Thanks to Artfldgr for the link.
I have read several books and essays describing life in the USSR in the bad old days. To one who has lived in the U.S. the narratives seem too dreary to be describing reality. Yet there it is; the dullness, the grayness, the unrelieved hunger of the spirit. A chronic, unyielding depression among all but the elite few at the top. That humans can be reduced to such a living hell seems impossible, but we have the eye witnesses who give their chilling accounts. May we all work to prevent that from ever happening here.
theporch reeeeeaaaaallllyyyyyyy takes him or herself seriously.