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An English churchyard on Christmas Eve

Skinless sausages the dead lie frozen whole Bedded in sensible rows like seeds

Fur-white wrappers turf them over but it’s still too cold They won’t grow in this weather


Coal for eyes, Brillo-frosted mittens and stiff neck scarf Snowman is sat sad sobbing

“What a place to build a snowman,” he sobs to himself

“Hark the herald angels sing,” he sings and sobs to himself.

You see, snowman did not enjoy Christmas

Because he knew he would only ever have one Christmas And stuck in this miserable place at Christmas

Just made it the worse one Christmas.


Maybe we should consider holding Christmas somewhere else For this snowman at least.


November 8, 2014