Doodlewash is a blog I follow – both for Charlie O’s great water-colors but even more for his wonderful stories and descriptions about each drawing.
Today’s Doodlewash post inspired my pome.
Pome by judy
No one catches Santa on the roof
or in the snow sees prints
of tiny reindeer hoof
for Santa’s no bigger than a fly
and reindeer all the size of ants
ferry him through the Christmas sky
I don’t think it silly at all
to imagine reindeer quite so small
and know
how Santa slides down chimney flues
with nary much soot on his beard or shoes
So make your cookies the size of peas
and leave the milk in a thimble please
Limit the weight of gifts and such
to crush an ant
it doesn’t take much
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Aww thanks so much for the repost and even more for the amazing pome!! LOVE THIS!! You made my day… what a fabulous gift! Hope you have a wonderful holiday my friend! 💕🎄
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Charlie O’
Thank YOU for the continued Doodlewash inspiration! May your Christmas be filled with merry and love.
j.
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Thanks so much!! And to you as well! 💕
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Judy, what a wonderful pome you’ve written. There’s a bit of magic in it – I can see it becoming a classic. I hope you sent a copy to Charlie.
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Shari B-P,
Not sure about “classic” but it WILL become part of my annual holiday posts. Didn’t send it to Charlie but he will get the info in ping-back notices that I mentioned him in the post.
Thanks my friend for the “wonderful”, the “magic” and the “classic”
xxxxx
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Ant size reindeer and Santa is eminently feasible, but perhaps we need to go further, perhaps atomic or even sub-atomic size would allow them to fly at near the speed of light further explaining the ability to deliver millions of gifts all across the world in one wondrous night.
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Duffy’s Dad,
Can’t give it short shrift
the sub-atomic gift
delivered at the speed of light
by Santa’s sub-atomic might
across the world in one wondrous night
There’s a big problem for me
Cuz it’s too tiny to see
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That wasn’t why I thought no one caught Santa. Interesting.
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Jacqui,
What’s your theory? There may be more than one reason . . .
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Clever. Thanks.
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Leggy P.
Thanks!!!!!!!!
It really was written by Freddie . . .
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