A Creature Was Stirring

Somewhere in the house


I heard funny sounds


But it wasn’t a mouse


We’d loaded a tree


The new skinny one


Bought just for them


We’d had so much fun


And so we decided



To put out more trees


But I’d promised a surprise



And I’d heard their pleas

In this high-tech world

We all need a break


And they get such a kick

Out of things that they make


So Christmas came early


For Caroline and for Reid

Those tiny hands held chalk


And erasers they’d need


So the sounds I had heard


Weren't musical chords



Twas chalk clickety-click

On new, old chalkboards!





Merry Christmas everyone!

Linking with Faded Charm's White Wednesday.