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Okay, here is one I've been working on for a while. I hope you enjoy it:

THE CHRISTMAS PUMPKIN

The field had one lonely pumpkin left in its weeds,
Passed over for jack o lanterns, pies and seeds;

Halloween came and went, Thanksgiving too,
Christmas was coming fast and there was nothing for him to do;

He had dreamed from his birth to brighten a child’s day,
To be a part of that spooky night in any particular way;

His heart was filled with sadness, as he’d certainly would decay,
Unused, unwanted and unloved, nothing left to say;

Christmas Eve arrived, on the small quiet farm,
With, a gentle white snow, that blanketed the land like a charm;

The little pumpkin woke from a slumber by the sound of distant bells,
And deep, warm laughter as that famous poem tells;

The sleigh came to halt just inches from his place,
And a jolly fat man stepped out, white beard covering his face;

“Well Hello, little Fellow,” the elf said with a chuckle,
As his belly wildly shook and he adjusted his belt buckle;

“You’re just what I need to fulfill a very special request,
Of a little girl named Becky who deserves more than the rest;

Santa, I’ve been sick quite a bit, through spring, summer and fall,
I missed Halloween, the holiday I love most of all;

So this year is different, there are no dolls on my list,
Just one little pumpkin is my Christmas Wish;”

Santa picked up the pumpkin and brushed off all the snow,
And placed the happy little gourd in the gift sack below;

With a crack of his whip the team took to the skies;
Leaving that cold empty field a mere speck in their eyes;

On the morning thereafter as Becky woke from her sleep,
She crept down the stairs toward the living room to take a peek;

And what she saw was an amazing and heart warming sight,
A beautiful Christmas tree with tinsel, bulbs and lights;

And beneath that blue spruce with branches so low,
Was a little pumpkin carved with a smile and lit with candle glow;

Although, the girl jumped for joy and experienced happiness with her new friend,
It was really the little pumpkin, no longer lonely, who had his wish granted in the end.

Merry Christmas.

HH, oh my goodness!! I've really missed the poetic contributions from you, thank you so much for treating us to this one!! I wish I'd seen this thread right away this afternoon when I checked in.. (Miss that 'view posts since last visit' feature..). I very much enjoyed this piece, thank you for sharing it!!!

that is just heart warming! i love it. i think i will read it to my daughter every christmas eve. i think i like it more than the night before christmas. this could be our tradition from now on. also, i think you should publish it with pictures that are that folk art type style!

That is an awesome poem!! I like your structure and how it flows. It's just the thing to shed some happiness in the dark. Keep 'em coming, and thanks for sharing.

Put a tear to my evil eye, Merry Christmas to you H. Horseman

HH, i just came back and read this again. i love it so much. i really can see this being an illistrated childrens book. please consider, my 2 year old would love it! she's a spooky spirit like i am and she loves christmas stories too!

Oh Thanks guys. You are way too kind. I'm just very glad that you enjoyed it.

Kallie, I'd love to do a children's book on it. Thanks for the idea.

just bumpin this one back up, because i love it so much and i want everyone to see it on this fine christmas eve!


merry christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas to you Kallie!

HAUNTED HORSEMAN!!!!!!!! I have tears of joy and laughter in my eyes and heart!!!!!!
YOU my friend ARE the poem master and I will now finally VOTE for my favorite poem...... remember?

That is the sweetest thing I've read this season and you should REALLY think about turing that into a book!!!! TALK about your Halloween/Christmas cross-over ideas! That's brilliant!!!!

Now I'll go back and read what everyone has said!