AWAY FROM THE MANGER (For all fert folks who have ever tried to put a creche under their Christmas tree) Away from the manger the Christ child has gone-- He was there just this morning, it's not been that long; It looks like kidnappers climbed up here to play; The little lord Jesus went missing today! The camel's tipped over despite Elmer's glue. There once were three Wise Men but now there's just two; Gaspar and Melchior are missing their bro-- Wherever did Jesus and Balthasar go? I looked in the manger and what did I see? A red plastic ball where the Christ child should be. The bottommost garland's unwound from the tree-- I think Christmas gnomes have been visiting me! Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light, Goatnappers stole all three lambs sometime last night; And Joseph's knocked down & I fear that he's dead-- There's a wet sticky candy cane stuck to his head! The Snow Village looks in complete disarray-- An earthquake knocked down several houses today, The trees were all toppled and dragged far away; It looks like Godzilla came up here to play! Looked under the sofa and what did I see? Two candy canes and a snow village tree, A pair of my socks and lambs one, two and three, One potato, two Wise Men, and a stash of Kay-Tee. Way under the sofa I found him today-- The little lord Jesus asleep in the hay, With a chunk of Cheweasel to cushion his head. Next year he'll be up on the mantel instead!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------- Glad Jul & Happy Winter Solstice from Isabel Two and Tristan's Lady ("Weezie") [Posted in FML issue 2909]