Lap sat
Chicago cold
Photo snapped
Seven years old
Catalogs scanned
Wishlist made
Playtime planned
Cookies laid
Christmas scenes
Slept light
Vision-filled dreams
Woke bright
Parents late
Childhood cost
Santa’s fate
Innocence lost
editors note:
Oh, Well! When the truth is out and the spell is broke, we conjure a different holiday joke. Or… don’t forget to eat those cookies. Jingle Bells, Everyone! – mh clay