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WINTER
By
William Shakespeare
When icicles hang by the wall,
And Dick the shepherd blows his nail,
And Tom bears logs into the hall,
And milk comes frozen home in pail,
When blood is nipped and ways be foul,
Then nightly sings the staring-owl,
Tu-whit,
Tu-who! a merry note,
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.
When all aloud the wind doth blow,
And coughing drowns the parson's saw,
And birds sit brooding in the snow,
And Marian's nose looks red and raw,
When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl,
Then nightly sings the staring owl,
Tu-whit,
Tu-who! a merry note,
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.
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INTO CHRISTMAS
Triumph and Tension.
When tinsel hangs from Christmas trees
And wine is swallowed by the glass
And children yell, "More turkey please!"
And all good things will come to pass...
A baby cries, but no one hears,
And hungry people shed weak tears.
How sad,
How bad, oh, how unkind...
Let's drink another glass o' wine.
When all around, with eyes aglow
The children open bright new toys,
While hooting happily, "Oh wow!"
As little hands tremble with joy...
The jet-bombs blitz the frightened town,
Annihilating, raining down.
How sad,
How bad, oh, how unkind...
Let's drink that other glass o' wine.
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