Tick tock goes the clock
Every hour losing power
Tock tick with a click
One chime backward time
Hands toward backward
Moving wrong every dong
Rewind til you find
One chime backward time
Strike four, in the door
Of the house came the mouse
Strike three, here ran he
One chime backward time
Strike two, up he flew
Scamper, stop, at the top
Strike one, down he did run
One chime backward time
Great shining orb ascending
Painting clouds with a rosy glow
The flaming light breaks the horizon
Caught in slivers by waves below
Emerging by seconds into the sky
A perfect stone of reflected light
On an ever-changing trajectory
To project the sun into the night
Reflected glory of a greater light
Freely showered on us here
To guide the creatures of the night
And remind us that day is near
While echoing across the waves
In beams so silent and so strong
The moon yet faithfully shines down
To hold our dreams the whole night long
Four and twenty blackbirds
Sitting in a tree
Picked a peck of peppers
And took them all for free
You can talk to me til
You are blue in the face
But do not judge until you see
The tortoise win the race
The tortoise is the hero
The hare is the fool
In this tale but do not take
This as all life’s rule
The moral of the story
If you really care
Is do not judge another’s place
Unless you have been there
Snow on the ground is there to stay
In piles or snowmen or snowplowed towers
For even days upon days of sunny skies
Do not melt what came down in a dozen hours
As the snow turns to ice, and ice to slush
There seems no way to make it rush
For the ocean-like blanket thrown all around
So slowly, so slowly seeps into the ground
So just, when it’s snowing, be ready to say
“Snow on the ground is there to stay”
Christmas is a lodge decked out in light
Twinkling on trees and wreaths so bright
Sit around the hearth fire at night
Christmas is a table set for four
Full of food, candles, festive décor
Gather round for holiday once more
Christmas is a hike through a winter wood
Tall trees have ice and storms withstood
Join in the laughter, all is good
Christmas is a porch view of the lake
Plein air painting, memories to make
Relax, breathe deep, and take a break
Christmas is a late night with family
Create a colorful Nativity
Come remember, be part of the story
Gather round the cozy fire
Mantle wreathed in points of light
Hearth, Nativity, and gifts
Treasure Christmas – what a sight
Laughter echoes all around
Christmas carols, sing along
Notes of hope and joy and love
Treasure Christmas – every song
Build a house of gingerbread
Sprinkles, icing, sticky cheer
Dinner cooking, all come round
Treasure Christmas – home is here
Twinkling lights glitter outside
Drifting snowflakes fill the air
Friends and family celebrate
Treasure Christmas – all we share
