When Christmas Comes

Libbie C. Baer 1849 (Bethel, Ohio) – 1929 (Bethel, Ohio)



(Harry.)
When Christmas comes my brother Fred
And I are each to have a sled,
So papa says. To all good boys
Old Santa brings both books and toys,
            When Christmas comes.

                        (Paul.)
I know my mother is too poor,
To buy us toys, but I am sure
She’ll have for us some nice warm caps,
Some mittens, and some shoes, perhaps,
            When Christmas comes.

                        (James.)
I wrote old Santa Claus to bring
To me a drum, and everything;
A train of cars to run by steam,
And all of which I think, and dream,
            When Christmas comes.

                        (Willie.)
You greedy boy! You want it all;
I only want a top and ball;
I want what Santa Claus can spare
When other boys have had their share,
            When Christmas comes.

                        (James.)
I only wrote old Santa Claus
To bring me all those things, because
I want to give away some toys,
To Paul, and other widows’ boys,
            When Christmas comes.

                        (John.)
That’s right, my chum,
With fife and drum,
And singing tops we’ll make things hum;
Divide our toys with other boys,
And won’t we make a sight of noise,
            When Christmas comes.

                        (All.)
When Christmas comes to you and me,
Bid every selfish thought to flee;
Unselfish hearts and deeds, and then,
“Peace on earth, good will to men,”
            When Christmas comes
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Submitted by halel on July 13, 2020

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Scheme abbccD exxffD GhhiiD aeejjD GkkccD xlllccD eaammD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,382
Words 231
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 6

Libbie C. Baer

Libbie Riley Baer (November 18, 1849 – February 27, 1929) was an American poet. She was the author of In the Land of Fancy and other works.  more…

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