T'was the week before Christmas

When Christmas comes around my door,

The decorations don’t put themselves in place.

They hang around my tables and floor

In boxes and bins, staring me in the face.

There are ornaments with meaning sentimental,

And angels too still to fly.

It’s a good thing they aren’t rental,

I’ll get around to them by-and-by.

Oh, if only some Santa Claus elves,

Would visit me during the night.

They would take the tinsel off the shelves,

And dust my home with fairy light.

What’s that I see when I rub the sleep from my eyes?

Did some magic in the night occur?

If the elves came from my wishes and sighs,

They must have performed in a scurrying blur!

Oh, yes, now I remember my stake!

I’m the one who placed them there.

I must have been Bearly Awake,

When at last I positioned the ornaments with care.

If only it all would happen with such ease, 

I would already be feeling rested,

But we know fairy tales don’t really appease, 

And by this time next week, I’ll be bested. 

~Susan D.~

Six Word Sunday

In the tradition of Ernest Hemingway, who was once challenged to write a short story in six words.

His six-word story was:  "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

Each week I will choose a theme. It is your mission, if you choose to accept it, to meet that challenge in six words, no more, no less.

If you like, you may illustrate with a photo, or not.

Punctuation will be your biggest ally.

If you decide to play, please link back to this post, and leave the link to your post in comments here.
If you don't want to create your own post, you can write your six-word story in my comments.

The Theme:

Cats

Rescued ones make very loving pets.

Thank you for playing.

Saturday Serenade

It was rumored that Dean Martin was totally smitten (really, in love) with the lovely Petula Clark. She appeared several times on his variety show in the late sixties and early seventies. I think it's pretty obvious what his feelings for her were in this video. His daughter Deana Martin wrote a biography of her late father, Memories Are Made Of This , in which she hinted at his infatuation with Petula. Whatever the truth happens to be, they sing very well together, and there was definitely some chemistry going on there.

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