| Christmas Returns |
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| Santa comes quietly long before dawn While shops are still busy and lights are still on While dinners are cooking and kitchens are warm And children count presents they'll open by morn. He slips past the trees in windows aglow Through the gate to the backyard As the northern icy winds blow To find the pup he brought last year Only to be found chained up in the snow. And kneeling beside the shivering pup, he whispers, "Little fellow, Are you ready to go?" There are too many stops like this one tonight Before the beginning of his regular flight He leaves not a note or footprints in sight Just an unbuckled collar On a cold Christmas night...... |
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