ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Santa's True YA Know

I was going to write a Christmas story,
And tell of Santa in all his glory.
But those grumps have gone and beat me to it,
I think with Santa they might have blew it.
DS

When he wriggled down through the chimney small,
He did not intend to knock down the wall.
The children were laughing and full of glee,
When neighbours came and set the reindeers free.
DS

Does this help?
(Sorry Stephen)

Well that worked, so just give it a big miss does any one know how to scrub this post and give someone else a real shot, sorry about that.

Dave the Dunce.

G'day Dave

There is nothing wrong with what you were trying to get people to have a go at here. I have had a bit of a play with your original stanzas, just to rework the metre a little and have added a new stanza. Hopefully this will get it going again mate.

Regards


John Peel

Santa's True YA Know

I was going to write you a Christmassy story
and tell you of Santa in all of his glory.
A few grumpy people have beaten me to it,
I’m thinking with Santa that they might have blew it.
DS

When he wriggled down into the chimney so small,
it was not his intention to knock down the wall.
The children were laughing and so full of glee
when the neighbours let all of the reindeer run free.
DS

The reindeer then thought that their work was all done,
they were prancing and dancing and jumping with fun
and then without warning, the reindeer shot through.
Which left Santa thinking, “What am I to do?”
JP

Thanks I do try but the best I can get out of METRE is 1000mm,

Dave.

No worries Dave

You are having a go, that is the main thing. The more that you keep doing it, the better you are going to get. Keep at it.

Regards


John Peel

Santa's True YA Know

I was going to write you a Christmassy story
and tell you of Santa in all of his glory.
A few grumpy people have beaten me to it,
I’m thinking with Santa that they might have blew it.
DS

When he wriggled down into the chimney so small,
it was not his intention to knock down the wall.
The children were laughing and so full of glee
when the neighbours let all of the reindeer run free.
DS

The reindeer then thought that their work was all done,
they were prancing and dancing and jumping with fun
and then without warning, the reindeer shot through.
Which left Santa thinking, “What am I to do?”
JP

"Well that's buggered up Christmas for this bloody year!"
old Santa he grumbled, so he knocked back a beer.
He sat on his sleigh and grabbed beer number two
when the grazing white boomers - they came into view.
MP

Santa's True YA Know

I was going to write you a Christmassy story
and tell you of Santa in all of his glory.
A few grumpy people have beaten me to it,
I’m thinking with Santa that they might have blew it.
DS

When he wriggled down into the chimney so small,
it was not his intention to knock down the wall.
The children were laughing and so full of glee
when the neighbours let all of the reindeer run free.
DS

The reindeer then thought that their work was all done,
they were prancing and dancing and jumping with fun
and then without warning, the reindeer shot through.
Which left Santa thinking, “What am I to do?”
JP

"Well that's buggered up Christmas for this bloody year!"
old Santa he grumbled, so he knocked back a beer.
He sat on his sleigh and grabbed beer number two
when the grazing white boomers - they came into view.
MP

Now Santa is older, his vision is dim
with the help from that beer, it is really quite grim.
What he thought were reindeer, were not deer at all
but his neighbours white bloomers hung out on a wall.
ZK

Santa's True YA Know

I was going to write you a Christmassy story
and tell you of Santa in all of his glory.
A few grumpy people have beaten me to it,
I’m thinking with Santa that they might have blew it.
DS

When he wriggled down into the chimney so small,
it was not his intention to knock down the wall.
The children were laughing and so full of glee
when the neighbours let all of the reindeer run free.
DS

The reindeer then thought that their work was all done,
they were prancing and dancing and jumping with fun
and then without warning, the reindeer shot through.
Which left Santa thinking, “What am I to do?”
JP

"Well that's buggered up Christmas for this bloody year!"
old Santa he grumbled, so he knocked back a beer.
He sat on his sleigh and grabbed beer number two
when the grazing white boomers - they came into view.
MP

Now Santa is older, his vision is dim
with the help from that beer, it is really quite grim.
What he thought were reindeer, were not deer at all
but his neighbours white bloomers hung out on a wall.
ZK

But this didn't bother the Santa we know
He grabbed for those bloomers, yelled "I'll have a go!"
Then he climbed to the roof with a wing on each boot
And sailed away drunk on a white parachute
NM

Santa's True YA Know

I was going to write you a Christmassy story
and tell you of Santa in all of his glory.
A few grumpy people have beaten me to it,
I’m thinking with Santa that they might have blew it.
DS

When he wriggled down into the chimney so small,
it was not his intention to knock down the wall.
The children were laughing and so full of glee
when the neighbours let all of the reindeer run free.
DS

The reindeer then thought that their work was all done,
they were prancing and dancing and jumping with fun
and then without warning, the reindeer shot through.
Which left Santa thinking, “What am I to do?”
JP

"Well that's buggered up Christmas for this bloody year!"
old Santa he grumbled, so he knocked back a beer.
He sat on his sleigh and grabbed beer number two
when the grazing white boomers - they came into view.
MP

Now Santa is older, his vision is dim
with the help from that beer, it is really quite grim.
What he thought were reindeer, were not deer at all
but his neighbours white bloomers hung out on a wall.
ZK

But this didn't bother the Santa we know
He grabbed for those bloomers, yelled "I'll have a go!"
Then he climbed to the roof with a wing on each boot
And sailed away drunk on a white parachute
NM

Then a pesky old wind from the hills blew around
and no prizes for guessing whose white chute was found
though lots of hot air through leg holes was escaping
and seems that old Santa had no way of braking
MKC

Santa's True YA Know

I was going to write you a Christmassy story
and tell you of Santa in all of his glory.
A few grumpy people have beaten me to it,
I’m thinking with Santa that they might have blew it.
DS

When he wriggled down into the chimney so small,
it was not his intention to knock down the wall.
The children were laughing and so full of glee
when the neighbours let all of the reindeer run free.
DS

The reindeer then thought that their work was all done,
they were prancing and dancing and jumping with fun
and then without warning, the reindeer shot through.
Which left Santa thinking, “What am I to do?”
JP

"Well that's buggered up Christmas for this bloody year!"
old Santa he grumbled, so he knocked back a beer.
He sat on his sleigh and grabbed beer number two
when the grazing white boomers - they came into view.
MP

Now Santa is older, his vision is dim
with the help from that beer, it is really quite grim.
What he thought were reindeer, were not deer at all
but his neighbours white bloomers hung out on a wall.
ZK

But this didn't bother the Santa we know
He grabbed for those bloomers, yelled "I'll have a go!"
Then he climbed to the roof with a wing on each boot
And sailed away drunk on a white parachute
NM

Then a pesky old wind from the hills blew around
and no prizes for guessing whose white chute was found
though lots of hot air through leg holes was escaping
and seems that old Santa had no way of braking
MKC

But not all was lost 'cause from outa the blue
a flock of Galahs loudly flew into view,
they picked up that Chute, told Santa "hang on!"
and in a flurry of wings, the fat man was gone!
Wen

(I have adjusted the post for you Wen. You don't want to roc the boat!)