5th Hour
Mrs. Nevius
Megan Logsdon Cathy McCabe
"Christmas Scheming" "Out in the Snow"
In the dark of night
Through cuddled warmth, Santa sits in the moon light
With him are his toys
For his sleigh ride
Along the countryside
Beyond Santa is the North Star
For on December 25, he will travel far
Around the lighted moon, stars fill the sky
Upon the sky, blue birds fly by
Near, a small log fire suddenly appears
Underneath a swan, a blue frozen pond awaits
Over the hill a "Merry X-mas" sign awaits
From a distance the showman looks to be waving
Toward the big oak tree, a bunny hops slowly by
Beyond a snow angel and footprints fresh in the snow
Among a mailbox filled with gifts
With Christmas feelings in our mind
In spite of 365 more days to next Christmas time.
In the snow, the deer huddles low.
Off in the distance, a house is crowded with snow.
Near the frozen lake there are tall trees.
Until spring there will be a chilly winter breeze.
Throughout the day children will be wishing of shopping sprees.
In the distance the moon is bright and high.
For tomorrow Santa will be in the sky.
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Mark Caulk Crystal Homerin
"The Christmas Army" "Snoopy"
Into the night the army men creep.
From the fireplace they come.
Onto the Christmas tree to calm a war.
With a banner of glory they carry in their hearts and arms.
During the walk they sing a song,
while the little drummer boy plays his drum.
Underneath the Christmas tree the sound of cannons and guns roar.
Upon the arrival no matter what goes wrong
they keep their prosperity and joy
all through the day long.
A dog sits on top of a roof,
While looking at Charlie's house,
In his arms his pal Woodstock,
Decorated in lights for the Christmas cheer,
Hoping that St. Nick soon will appear,
In warm clothing during the Christmas year,
As the lights twinkle on his Christmas tree,
Above the snow falling gleefully.
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Jenni Estes
"Christmas Day"
Inside the room, there sits a tree
Under the tree, you will see...
Since it's only  December 24th, you'll have to wait
Until December 25rh is the date.
During the time that the people wait
In the dining room they ate, ate, ate
After that, they went to bed
When the next morning came, the children said...
It came, I mean he came
For look there are presents that say our name
Under the tree, there were big boxes, small boxes, teddy bears galore
With candy and chocolate and much, much more.
After they opened the presents and all
With the money they got, they headed straight to the mall.
To bed they went, for they had a long day
But fell asleep, and there they lay.