Haiku and other Christmas poetry (add your own poems to the thread)

[Viking Prince]

The Sciptorium sponsors the annual writing contest. Unless your poem is of sufficient length, you will not be able to submit it. For those who fancy to post a poem, this is a good spot. Post the ones you have written (original work please), it is as good as a contest! All poetic forms are acceptable.

If you need to know what a haiku is:

Haiku defined

Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Haiku poets, which you will soon be, write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words and grammar. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku doesn't rhyme. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem's meaning and imagery in the reader's mind in ONLY 17 syllables over just three (3) lines of poetry! Check out some Haiku at Haiku Salon (see Lesson 2 for the link). link

To start off the thread, I will post a haiku for the season:

Lights

White light icicles,
Red lights on the evergreens,
Christmas lights glowing.

[Ian Altano]

Ok then.
Here's an improvised haiku:

Disappointment on Christmas Day

Jumping out of bed
Joy running down the stairs where
An empty tree waits

[Aonghus G. Friedhold]

Shoppers run in fear
Santa has come for revenge
None escape his wrath

Rudolph takes no more
His shots are quite accurate
their reindeer games

Santa spies on you
He know when you're showering
He sees you naked

[Gauvin]

Happy birthday God
You were born in hay and stuff
PS3 for me

Christmas carols sung
Family gathers for fun
Grandma drunk on rum

Merry Christmas world
well, a quarter of the world
the rest are heathens

[Kip]

Lungs chapping, burning
Snow nipping, biting at skin
All our hearts are warm

Snow glistens from trees
Icing on a wintry cake
Christmas time is here

[Aonghus G. Friedhold]

Away up north, his workers slave
Deep within that snowy cave
He checks his list, and checks once again
To make sure all have something to open
He prepares his majestic sleigh
In preparation for Christmas Day
But what they don't tell
Is that he's not swell
No, Santa you see
Is not like you or me
See, unless you're a creeper
Or even a peeper
Santa's ways are quite wrong
For he love child dong
If he had his way
All boys would be gay
They'd lay in bed
And give lots of head
But that's not to be
So he gives gift near the tree
And watches his elves
Making toys and shelves
And he spies
And he cries
For the love he'll never receive.

[Ian Altano]

@ Splooge: well that was hilariously disturbing..

[Aonghus G. Friedhold]

I try.

It's Christmas time again
Santa comes with snow
And candy canes
Children play with new baseballs
All are exposed to snow lights
Bernie wanted a bazooka
He got a blizzard
So he stayed inside and chewed bubble gum
Ate candy and cocoa puffs
Everyone loves a sleigh ride
They hitch up the reindeer
And laugh as they slip on ice
They throw snowballs
And eat turkey

[Paggers]

It's snowing outside
My car is covered in snow
It's a long walk home

[Ian Altano]

A white world outside
Presents and turkey inside
Don't care, House is on.