when all of a sudden...

a great light did appear

a well known form of travel was near

it's lights 

were bright and twinkly

and a sight quite old 

and wrinkly

did rush past me

 in a flash

he had a beard

 a red hat

 and a bag full of stash

he had his list too

and he was checking it twice 

(and the fact that he does this  every year

 is always so nice)

he ho ho'd 

and he smiled

 and the kids 

well some 

went wild

others whimpered behind their mums

the smallest of all sucked their thumbs

then 

in a flash

(or lack thereof)

in one great zoom

he was gone

he went poof

Santa left the room

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and all we have

 is this proof.....

the annual running of the jolly old man in a red suit

(PS the reindeer don't do the list checking run

they stay home in the warmth of the stables)

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