COMPUTER CHRISTMAS
LOOK AT THE CALENDAR, IT'S LATE IN DECEMBER,
THINGS STILL TO DO AND THINGS TO REMEMBER.
ALL OF THE FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS TOO,
WHAT MUST I GET THEM AND WHAT MUST I DO?
THERE'S WINE, AND CLOTHES, AND MANY CUTE TOYS,
SOME JUST FOR GIRLS, AND OTHERS FOR BOYS.
IF ONLY I'D PLANNED THIS SOME MONTHS AGO,
IT WOULDN'T BE "CRUNCH TIME" SINGING THE WOES.
BUT WAIT JUST A MINUTE I HAPPENED TO THINK,
I'LL ORDER "ON-LINE" AS QUICK AS A WINK.
I CAN STILL TAKE CARE OF ALL ON MY LIST,
AND COME CHRISTMAS MORNING ENJOY PEACEFUL BLISS.
I CANNOT BOAST OF BEING A COMPUTER WHIZ,
BUT I SURE CAN ACCLAIM IT’S A FANTASTIC BIZ.
FOR THOUGH I PROCRASTINATE AND INSIST ON BEING LATE,
THIS MODERN INVENTION CERTAINLY IS GREAT.
SO NOW THAT ALLS WELL I CAN RELAX,
AND I GUESS IT'S TIME TO ADMIT TO SOME FACTS.
MY TYPEWRITER IS ANCIENT, I CAN'T COMPROMISE,
IT'S LEARN THE COMPUTER AND BE KEYBOARD WISE.
SO IF YOUR LIKE ME AND REALLY CONCERNED,
ALL IS NOT LOST, NO BRIDGES HAVE BURNED.
JUST POINT AND CLICK AND WAIT FOR THE REPLY,
AND HOPE ALLS WELL AND CAN'T GO AWRY.
AND NOW THAT "OLD NICK" IS SOON TO COME BY,
YOU CAN WAVE TO HIM WITH A VERY CHERRY "HI."
AND AS HE AND HIS SLEIGH DISAPPEAR OUT OF SIGHT,
HOLLER "MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT"
©1999 James L. Keating,
Sr.