{"id":351,"date":"2011-12-22T15:13:53","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T15:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2011-12-22T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T15:13:53","slug":"x-mas-day-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=351","title":{"rendered":"X-Mas Day 22"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday a good friend of mine,<\/strong> let’s call her M.S., was over our house. Out of the blue, she says, “What terrible thing ever happened to you as a child? All of your poems about Christmas are so dark and macabre. They’re so sad and disturbing”<\/p>\n

In order to make her feel better, by showing that there still remains a bright ember of goodness and faith in humanity, I’m composing the following, in real time. It comes right from the heart.
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\nHoliday Happiness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every night I go to sleep well fed…
\nWoke up this morning, guess I’m not dead.<\/p>\n

End<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now… getting back to business…<\/em><\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s Moving<\/strong><\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s moving from the cold North Pole
\nAnd heading down south to sunny Mexico.
\nIt seems that Mrs. Claus has achy knees
\nAnd yearns for a warm and tropical breeze.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just going where the sun is warm
\nOr getting away from the cold snow storms…
\nRudolph\u2019s bright nose doesn\u2019t shine so red
\nAnd inflation\u2019s caused a great overhead.<\/p>\n

The elves have joined the Leprechaun Union…
\nAnd Santa\u2019s heard that they\u2019re gonna sue him.
\nIt\u2019s a time saving, cost cutting, clever solution
\nTo move to where people don\u2019t mind pollution.<\/p>\n

Children workers are as good as elves…
\nSmall and helpless, they can\u2019t defend themselves.
\nThey\u2019ll work long hours, weekends and holidays too
\nAnd then get paid pennies, when they are through.<\/p>\n

If Miguel gets injured and Jose gets sick,
\nSanta will make sure to sack them, quick…
\n\u2018Cause there\u2019s no insurance at the Santa Works,
\nWhere employees are offered no medical perks.<\/p>\n

Santa will get rid of his worries and tensions…
\n\u2018Cause Mexicans don\u2019t ask for retirement pensions.
\n(Those worried about their financial order,
\n Have already slipped through our porous border.)<\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s plan is to \u201cgo poof\u201d… just vanish.
\nThat\u2019s why the Clauses are both learning Spanish.
\nG\u2019bye antlers and swishy tails…
\nOh yeah…
\nDon\u2019t miss next month\u2019s venison sale.<\/p>\n

Bye-bye… bon appetite!<\/p>\n

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