Ready for Christmas
Listen to Julie ...
Snowmen built, sledges rode,
ice-cold hands, frozen toes.
Presents wrapped, cards all sent,
audience tears, nativities end.
Crackers bought, puddings made,
holly on cakes, tables laid.
Baubles up, tinsel hung,
mince pies out, carols sung.
Early bedtimes, Santa’s near,
one eye open, one smart ear.
Moonlit night, my hungry cat,
Christmas claws, decorate my lap.
ice-cold hands, frozen toes.
Presents wrapped, cards all sent,
audience tears, nativities end.
Crackers bought, puddings made,
holly on cakes, tables laid.
Baubles up, tinsel hung,
mince pies out, carols sung.
Early bedtimes, Santa’s near,
one eye open, one smart ear.
Moonlit night, my hungry cat,
Christmas claws, decorate my lap.
This poem is copyright (©) Julie Stevens 2025
About the Writer
Julie Stevens
Julie Stevens writes poems for both adults and children. She covers many themes, but often engages with the problems of disability. Her children’s poems have been published in many places including in anthologies published by Macmillan and Oxford University Press, in Paper Lanterns, The Dirigible Balloon, The Toy and Tyger Tyger. She has four published adult pamphlets. www.jumpingjulespoetry.com
