Early Delivery

A carrot and some milk
A mince pie with a sherry
Left upon the mantel piece
To help them as they ferry

Gifts for all the children
Tip toe for silent sake
Kids that lie in bed asleep
The excited stay awake

Put dreams inside the pillow case
Hush the crackling sound
Of gift wrapped thoughts and images
That flicker all around

Fire burns warm and welcoming
Santa parks his sleigh

Descends into the chimney pot

It's always been this way

It seems that he is early

Down the chimney breast he turns

Until he nearly reaches hearth

On log burner bottom burned! 

According to the packing slip
Fire extinguished long ago
An error with the system
Glitch! There's no cooling snow!

Next year he'll put you down the list
Of his delivery scheduled ride
His bottom hopefully will have healed
Enjoy happy Yuletide !