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DavePage
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0 posted 2004-01-05 02:22 PM


Twas the night before Christmas
Santa looked round, Quietness reined, and even a mouse
Looked up at him in bold disgust raising solidarity down in the dust
Santa grew hot, Machinery stopped, Anger a bubbling, Toys a job-lot
Factory line oiled, Machinery there, Quiet as the grave, Delivery bare
Just in time Reindeer, Tailing for miles, Contract Santas sat on large piles
No hammer brave, Was hitting toys, No CDs spinning, Full of noise
Lockout reigned, The real McCoy, No-one tells Santa, How to make toys
Magic dispute, Elves on strike, Goblins in sympathy, Career hanging tight
Walking the streets, Angels have wings, He heard himself say, Gossamer things
Goblins in the street, placards high
Touched delight, Shining their thoughts, Sparkling cherished wishes and gripes
Not gilded and plastic, Like a politician's stripes or his flashy cart or ethics to buy
The team arrives, OEAG  (Organisation of Elves and Associated Goblins) here
Rule 3 Para 4, Gilded where dear
We have our standards and hers to uphold, Gossamer this year and we're making it bold
No angel can fly with painted wings, And where you paint gossamer, no-body sings
OEAG stopped, the quiet deafening, Eyebrows high, outlooks blossoming
Gossamer this year, pompously stated, will be reconsidered, is that donation grating
Machinery started to move right along, Deep from the beat came a new song
We voted you in but made a mistake, We wanted the garden cleared, Not a good rake
Goblins were hitting the bricks and the toys; Elves moved the sun to its new poise
Marketing, PR moved to the door, Buried with wishes - right from the floor
Santa smiled, His worries over, Angels would fly
Maybe in clover


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wintertao
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1 posted 2004-01-05 02:39 PM


hey this is very creatice, cool, nice work Dave, and I opened 3 Christmas presents today so I feel good, I have some friends who are late for everything but thats kewl wit me, as long as they deliver the goods.
DavePage
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2 posted 2004-01-05 03:22 PM


Hope the goods were nice.

Dave

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