Children's Poem: Dear Santa

Santa Claus

Dear Santa ...

by CJ Heck

You always bring me many things, 

my little sister, too, 

things we love to play with 

and so many things to do. 

I see you in big limos 

waving at us in parades. 

I see you in the shopping malls 

and even in arcades. 

I see you on the corners 

where you're ringing little bells. 

I see you talking on TV 

advertising big hotels. 

It causes me to wonder 

if you're really really there, 

or are you just too busy 

with all those things to care? 

See, I have a best friend, Tommy, 

and I'm sending his address 

so this year you won't miss his house, 

'cause Tommy, he's the best. 

Please, Santa, take some time off 

from those other things you do 

and this year, visit Tommy's house? 

He needs some presents, too.

[From the Book, "Barking Spiders and Other Such Stuff", 2000, by CJ Heck]

"A writer soon learns that easy to read is hard to write." ~CJ Heck