Christmas Lights - a poem

Christmas Lights

By Paul Howlett

Christmas Lights, Christmas Lights

Putting up Christmas Lights

Lots of climbing up and down ladders

Gutter hooks, nails and staples

Anything to attach a lot of cables

Power on, test all the lights

Finding out the black spots

That appear in old lights

Chucking them out in the bin

Feeling that it is such a sin

To throw out such costly products

And chuck it or place it in the bin

Any electrical light or fuzzy gadget

Needs to be in full working order

Feeling the effects of 240 volts is not an option

Lest you appear on St Peters list for devotion

To God, on high, some many years to soon

Back to the Christmas lights, tis a boon

To bring the lights, colour and life

To the Story of Christmas, the story of Christ

Gives joy to the children, parents and all

Forget the shopping, presents and Mall

Christmas is the story, the birth of the Lord

Jesus Christ came to save us all.