Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 152, #Poet’sChoice
One
Snowy
Christmas night
I heard Santa’s
Reindeer on our roof
Mum said I was dreaming
Telling day two lights are out
So he would need to check the roof
While you are there, dad, please look for prints
I believe Santa’s reindeer left their mark
Watching dad climb the ladder, fingers crossed
Dad changed the bulbs then climbed two rungs
Good as his word, he checked for prints
Someone has been here for sure,
can’t tell if they’re deer prints
I watched dad reach out
Climbing down now
He gave me
A brass
bell
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