My Holiday Poem

I once worked for a company for about thirteen years, and each year, I wrote a Christmas poem, and it kind of became a little tradition.  Here's the latest in the series of holiday poems...I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday.

It’s the week before Christmas

And all over town;

It makes people nuts

This festive smack-down. 

The malls are just crazy,

Our nerves are all frayed;

One stop at the mall

And I wish it’s home that I stayed.

At the office, it’s wild

Trying to tie up loose ends;

Clear the junk off my desk

Before Christmas descends.

This year was so great

I started exciting, fresh work;

A new role, a new firm

And the boss: Not a jerk.

A leader with vision

Is all that I asked for;

Ole Santa came through

I got that, and much more.

I love my new job,

The people, the place;

But I travel so much

I need a brand new suitcase.

 

I’ve flown so many miles

Air Canada now treats me swell;

But it took forty-nine flights

Of being treated like hell.

On your 50^th flight

The sun starts to shine;

Now you’re someone so special

They give you free wine.

 

Lots of time in Quebec

La belle province, c’est vrai;

I feel like I visited,

And decided to stay.

I miss my three pretty girls,

And gorgeous Laura, it’s true;

When I travel away

To do what I do.

So now we use texting

And occasionally Skype;

But don’t ask Laura to cam

She’s just not the type.

My family is patient,

They’ve embraced this big change;

We can handle the distance

Except when I’m out of cell range.

And that’s my wish, Santa,

If you have no objection;

Build me more cell phone towers

So I get better reception.

Cuz it’s a part of my life

That blinking  little red light;

Seeing me with no Torch

Is an unpleasant sight.

 

Santa, you know how I feel 

‘Bout my friends over at RIM;

Give a couple of good quarters

To my buds, Mike and Jim.

So on this note I’ll end

It’s Christmas, once more;

7 days left for shopping

You’d better hit that last store.

Share time with those close

Over coffee or beer;

Enjoy good times together

With lots of love and good cheer.

From our home to yours', have a great holiday.

Sean, Laura, Haley, Ainsley & Madeline