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Sod Santa!

by David Lindsay

'He's chubby and wise
And how his eyes glisten'
But…  Sod Santa, I say
Not that anyone listens
 
His damn sleigh is a nuisance
With high whistles and bells,
The lights and the fog horn
And wet reindeer smells
 
The noise, the commotion
The hurry, the fuss
The shouting and cursing
As he flies dawn to dusk
 
And I don't need the sound
of the hooves on my roof
Nor the turds t...

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