Barrow-themed Christmas Greetings

[Gilthalion]

It was Christmas Eve, and the old hobbit thought on his friends of Auld Lang Syne and thought also that they might find a pleasant Yule Tide diversion in a recent bit of what he called verse... ...naturally, they cringed, but read it anyway...

Gulf Shores Night Before Christmas

© 2007 Robert W. Gardner.

'Twas the night before Christmas
And through the beach tower,
Not a creature was stirring,
No, not at that hour.

The lights had been strung
Through the palm trees with care,
In hopes that some tourists
Would spend Christmas there.

Some snowbirds were roosting,
Most likely asleep,
For not one was complaining,
Not even a peep!

The renters were booking
Just as they should
With vacationers coming
The next year looked good!

The real estate agents'
Dreams were aglow
With visions of buyers
Who fled from the snow.

Then over the water
There came such a splashing
The guard fell from his chair
And awoke from the crashing.

His flashlight came on
As he rose from the floor
Looked out of the window
And ran through the door.

“It’s those naked young lovers
Again in the spa!
This time I’ll catch them!
And I’ll call the law!”

But he couldn’t believe
What he saw right out there:
A skiff pulled by dolphins
Who swam through the air?

They flew up above
The waves and the foam
Up over the condos
And every beach home!

The guard just stood staring
With his mouth open wide
And he could not believe
What flew over the tide!

The dolphins were soaring
At the command
Of a jolly old elf
Who was fat but well tanned!

Up, up they went,
Right up to the roof.
The guard’s report read
Like he drank Eighty Proof!

But, when they got there
The rooftop exploded
With gifts for the Island
That Santa unloaded!

Of course it was Santa,
Who else could it be?
Flying with gifts
Out over the sea?

Saint Nicolas came
As he does every year
With News of the Savior
And of great Christmas cheer.

His work soon was done
And he soon flew away
To parts of the world
Where he needed a sleigh.

Though no one believed
What the guard had to say,
He didn’t get fired
Since it was Christmas Day!