"Checkin' It Thrice"
By: Emmitt MacDonald '20
He’s making a list
He’s checking it twice But have you ever wondered what would happen if he were to check thrice He goes through the list, many names he’s read before And as he reads through it, drifts off to a snore He wakes up in a sweat with a mere million names read It was two nights before Christmas and face was all red He checked on his temp and loosened his belt And much to his amaze… a fever, 112 He had to read these names, but he also needed rest Bouncing back and forth like his belly to his chest He made a decision he would read all the names But only a mere skim, much to our amaze After only 4 hours his work had been finished Over a billion names, work not to be diminished The night before Christmas is the day it was now Santa was shocked, closely wondered, wondered how After only four hours of work he should’ve been okay But alas it was 12! Now off to his sleigh Because while santa slept for “four hours” or so he thought Mrs. Claus saved Christmas and read quite a lot She had gone through all the names while he slept a full twelve hour night “Two times is probably enough, because all of these kids seem alright” Santa made this list, and read through it twice But I guess Mrs. Claus took a gander when it had to be thrice |