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Twas the Night Before Christmas 2019

Twas the night before Christmas
With the air thick and moist
The jungle all around us
Sings with its enchanting voice

The chirps of the bugs
The calls of the birds
The howls of the monkeys
Form these foreign words

Four kinds of primates
Or was it five?
That we saw today
On our boat ride

Macaques and proboscis
A few I forget

But watching the orangutans
Was really the hit

So human-like and graceful
They swing tree to tree
The and their
Were the most fun to see

Now we're anchored in the magroves
With the jungle close at hand
Three nights on this
Is our Christmas plan

We'll look for more monkeys
See what Borneo has to share

We'll night hike to tarantualas
If we might dare

It's a different Chrsitmas
Than at home it is true
We trade cold for hot weather
A ham for fish stew

But even without trimmings
Carols, gifts, and bells
We have each other
And time to oursevles

For us, that's just right
Plus it gives me a reason
To write my "Night Before" poem
To chronicle our season

Now the candle's burning low
And tomorrow's an early start
So I'll pass along this wish
From the bottom of my heart

May your Christmas be
As joyous as mine is
Full of love, fun, and smiles
And perhaps some bad rhyme-es

These "Night Before Christmas" posts have become some of my favorite over the years. If you're interested, check back to poems of the past via the archive.

Monday December 30 2019

File under: holidays, poetry

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on Thu 02nd Jan, 2020 04:47 am EST Horge said:
Happy 2020 already to both of you!
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