‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the intranets
Not a blogger was typing, not even their pets;
The bookshelves were tidy with space made here and there,
In hopes that new books would soon make it un-bare;
Chris, Kris(tina) and Chris were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of Nooks danced in their heads;
Although Dawn in her go-go boots, and Care with a pie,
Had just set off for a book store nearby,
When on Twitter there arose such a chatter,
I had to put my book down to read all the blather.
Away to Tweetdeck I flew like a flash,
Logged in right quick and a tweet I did dash.
It seems that the book bloggers were all a-flutter;
Santa had been sighted in Jennifer’s gutter!
And then, as we tweeted amongst ourselves,
There appeared a ginormous sleigh, full of bookshelves,
With a jolly driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
Quick as a flash, the bloggers they tweeted,
And Santa whistled and shouted, their names he bleated;
“Now, Death and Baby Death! now, Eva and Emily!
Hey, Lisa! hey Louise! hey Wendy and Stephanie!
To your netbooks! to your Macs!
Now blog away! blog away! Blog the facts:
Yes, it’s true, Santa is real, and he comes bearing books,
There is no need to give that wine glass a few second looks,
He’s knows what you’ve been reading,
He’s knows if you’ve been bad or good, and about all the pleading.”
Then quick as a flash, I saw in my Reader hundreds of posts
That proclaimed Santa is more than just a boast.
As I scrolled through the posts, my head turned around,
And down the chimney Santa came with a bound.
I’m not really sure how; there’s no fireplace in our house.
Then Santa said “Howdy! I’ve just come from Laos.”
A bundle of books he had flung on his back,
We traded, the books for his snack.
The books — how they beckoned! The covers so glossy!
And look, this one appears to be written by an Aussie!
There was The Count of Monte Cristo, what a classic,
Despite what I used to think, old authors aren’t Jurassic;
The latest New Yorker was part of the loot,
But I had to wipe off a wee smudge of soot;
There was the turquoise beauty of The Lacuna,
So I can decide if I still loathe Kingsolver as I do tuna.
He’d included Greer and Friedan, for a feminist binge,
Because Santa knew I had joined the Women Unbound Challenge.
But bestest of all was the shiny new Nook,
I was ready to settle down with its instruction book!
By this time Santa had finished his snack,
And I had all my new books piled in a stack.
So I said, “Thanks!” and Santa replied “Toodle-loo,”
And he hopped in his sleigh and off he flew;
He left behind an extremely happy reader,
And a few cookie crumbs under the cedar.
Then I heard him proclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Holidays to all, and to all a bookish night.”
Golly – you are TALENTED! Merry Christmas
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That was great! Merry Christmas!
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You’re quite a poet! Which I’m pretty sure I have mentioned already a few times
Thanks for something new and interesting for this Christmas times.
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Happy Holidays; may you get all the snack cakes and books of your dreams this year!
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Love it!!!!! Merry Christmas to you!
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fizzy … you are the QUEEN … and that’s alll I have to say about that!
Merry Christmas!
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oh, one more thing … Kiddo just came in and I read it to him – he’s laughing right now and he says “That’s funny!”
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You are awesome. You and Death need to get together on lyrics sometimes, methinks.
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Merry Christmas, Jill – and thanks for the great poem!
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You’re the best! Happy Holidays!
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You are so creative! I love this and I’m wondering if Santa is really bringing you a Nook. Merry Christmas to you and Hamburger!
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lol! Merry Christmas, Jill
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I love it!!! Merry, Merry Christmas!
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I love it, Jill! You have such a way with words.
I hope you have a very Merry Christmas.
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Hee! Hee! Someone’s been having fun.
Have a great Christmas!
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Softdrink was nestled all snug in her bed
while very fizzy thoughts danced in her head …
You are incredible – did you see Katherine (Bunch of Grapes) 12 Days of Christmas song? She can sing! You two should team up (I’ll dance/spin/fall in the background)
Merry Christmas!
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You are so clever! Happy Holidays!
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What fun, Jill! Loved it.
Kind of goofy – but cute: http://www.sfbc.com/content/pages/live/general/ecards/holiday/Holiday-Ecard.jsp?YTID=SFC20091223ECardT1
Haha, fabulous! Merry Christmas!
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Ha, very entertaining and enormously creative! Happy Christmas to you – enjoy the holidays!
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Ha!! I absolutely love it Jill!!! Hope you have a fantastic Christmas
*hugs*
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I love this bookish version! Very creative! Merry Christmas!
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Space on the bookshelves? That would be novel. Great poem, happy christmas.
Laos!
Merry Christmas to you, Jill!
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You are so clever and talented. Great poem!
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One word: Amazing.
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This should definitely become a book blogger classic.
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This may truly be your masterpiece!! I love it!!! Happy Happy Joy Joy!
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