A Tale Of Saint Nicholas
When I was but a baby
My parents told a tale;
I listened, and just maybe,
There was a holy grail.
They said as I was sleeping
Upon a Christmas eve,
A gentleman came creeping
To children who believe.
When I was but a mite
My uncle said it's so,
When you close your eyes tonight
To a magic place you'll go.
He said there would be treasures,
Riches to behold;
Toys and other pleasures
If you're as good as gold.
When I was just a child
My auntie promised me...
To let your dreams, my lad, run wild
A rainbow you will see.
But when I became older,
Asking hows and whys
My world appeared much colder...
I found that they were lies.
There was no guy named Santa
Flying with the stars;
It was just fabled banter,
There was no man from Mars.
Adult imagination
With myth and lore entwine;
Of fanciful creation ~
Ideas of theirs, not mine.
Though now I'm old and tinted grey
And all my elders gone;
I often plainly have to say
I miss them one by one.
I think about their stories
Resurrecting them anew;
I see those former glories
After all, were really true.
About this poem
A Christmas tale writ in 2006
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Submitted by AlanSJeeves on July 19, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,011 |
Words | 203 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
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