Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SAINT OF MANY NAMES, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: When we write a note to him Last Line: After all, is he! Subject(s): Christmas; Santa Claus; Nativity, The; Nicholas, Saint | ||||||||
When we write a note to him Full of our desires For a doll that shuts its eyes, And a gun that fires; When we hang our stockings up By the chimney side, -- Stockings long and very large, Gaping open wide; When we beg to watch awhile, Still as we can be, -- It is Santa Claus, of course, We expect to see. When we let the household know Christmas Day has come, Blowing on the new cornet, Banging on the drum; When we eat the oranges, Candy, turkey, pies; When on jolly Jumper Hill The double-runner flies; When we have the best of times All of Christmas Day, It is good Kriss Kringle, then, Joins us in our play. When the candles glitter bright On the Christmas tree, With the spangles and the stars Wonderful to see; When the people crowd the room, And the children sing, And from out the belfry high Christmas carols ring; When they give the presents round, Then all go away, That is kind Saint Nicholas Finishing the day. Ah, but when it all is done, And I go to bed, Drums and sleds and pies and trees Jumbled in my head, Then the little mother comes Just to say good-night, And she tells how shepherds once Saw a glorious light, And a Babe that came to earth With a thought of -- me; And I think the Christmas saint, After all, is He! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SAINT NICHOLAS by MARIANNE MOORE PANCAKES WITH SANTA by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE WITH BEST WISHES by DOROTHY PARKER A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS by CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE CHRISTMAS EVE by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS CHRISTMAS MORNING by BURGES JOHNSON A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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