Found this poem that I wrote and typed up (on a typewriter) about 40 years ago. I hope I've improved a bit since then. Text retyped below image. My best winter poem is The Comfort of Snow, which is included in Poetry Pizza: A Slice of Life Collection.
A College Christmas (by Victor Rook)
The child awaits with heart full of joy
For the tree, the cookies, a favorite new toy.
It is the season of snow and of fun in December,
With Santa and Frosty, a time to remember.
Sledding, igloos, wet mittens, a snowball fight,
All are part of a child’s winter delight.
And on Christmas Day with the gifts and shining ornaments,
The kids will rise early to wake up their parents.
For us with the books it’s a different story
Four finals before break, and the Oh, what glory!
Time for a rest, before it’s too late,
We’ve put in our time, now let’s vegetate.
We’ll go home to parents and questions they’ll ask
Good grades we will reveal, the others we’ll mask.
Brief visits with friends, and some rest so not so weary,
For back to it all we’ll be come January.
But don’t forget the child you once were in years past
Feel that same joy, and try to make it last.
Go ahead, watch Rudolph, and play Santa too,
Let the warmth of the holiday season see your whole year through.
For the tree, the cookies, a favorite new toy.
It is the season of snow and of fun in December,
With Santa and Frosty, a time to remember.
Sledding, igloos, wet mittens, a snowball fight,
All are part of a child’s winter delight.
And on Christmas Day with the gifts and shining ornaments,
The kids will rise early to wake up their parents.
For us with the books it’s a different story
Four finals before break, and the Oh, what glory!
Time for a rest, before it’s too late,
We’ve put in our time, now let’s vegetate.
We’ll go home to parents and questions they’ll ask
Good grades we will reveal, the others we’ll mask.
Brief visits with friends, and some rest so not so weary,
For back to it all we’ll be come January.
But don’t forget the child you once were in years past
Feel that same joy, and try to make it last.
Go ahead, watch Rudolph, and play Santa too,
Let the warmth of the holiday season see your whole year through.
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