Just for a bit of fun after being challenges by my daughter 

Christmas Eve 

Silence throughout the house 

a stillness is felt everywhere

muffled sounds emit from outside

all is blanketed in white with care

gentle purrs heard from the sofa

 little cat dreams of Christmas treats

and the children`s visions of gifts

snuggled under thick warm sheets

in the distance jingle bells are heard

there is a feeling someone will call

a sense  of great mystery and magic

travelling along through nightfall

then a clatter is heard from above

as our cheery visitor comes into land

many hooves stamping in the snow 

this character holds a sack in his hand

then into the darkness of the building

tip-toeing through all of the rooms

checking everything that`s in sight

filling the sack with their heirlooms

a short time later, he back on the roof

telling all the reindeer it`s time to go

on to the next house, it`s a busy night

onward and upward through the snow

so if you heard noises from up above

stamping around in the dark night

don`t want uninvited characters here

check all your doors are locked up tight!

(C) Lissie`s Poems 2025