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The Lights of Christmas
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I ran a string of lights across my roof they twinkled very nicely,
So I wrapped some trees out in the back, six of them precisely.
I hung a snow flake made of light in each window of my house,
My friends were filled with Yule tide cheer I even lit up my own spouse.
The bushes got draped in lights like a wonderland in winter,
Then I ran a long strand around the deck until I got a splinter.
I framed each window of my house with a string of sparkling light,
They certainly bring a cheerful glow to my neighborhood at night.
I have an inflatable manger scene spotlighted in my front yard,
With a sleigh for Santa and his reindeer it looks like a Christmas card.
My mail box is a candy cane with red and white lights twisted around,
When my mail gets delivered it plays “Santa Clause is Coming to Town.”
Next to the chimney I’ve hung a sign that says “Santa this way please.”
I’ve got it lit with flood lights that I’ve hung from the tops of the trees.
I’ve rented a surplus search light that I’ve rigged with a Santa signal,
It scours the clouds above my house looking for old Kris Cringle.
I’ve lined the drive with lights to direct Santa where to land in my yard,
I borrowed them from the landing strip of the Ohio National Guard.
Now when I turn the lights on at night the neighbors stand and shout,
Because my display is so darned bright it makes the streets lights all go out.
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--Submitted by lanet on 2010-12-06.
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lanet:
If only you knew.
Posted 12/09/2010 03:33 PM
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Julianne Carlile:
You and Clark W. Griswold.
Posted 12/06/2010 02:02 PM
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