To Kiley, Hunter, Braden & Parker

The house is quiet,

as Knothead’s asleep

Hershey Kisses in place

on the staircase to reap

There’s snow on the roof,

with the chimney unblocked

For Santa to enter,

new soot on his frock

The cookies and milk

on the hearth reappear

With Rudolph’s one favorite,

chocolate chip to endear 

The sound of his footsteps

arrive on the roof

As Knothead awakens

to Santa’s reproof

“Get into the sleigh 

as I’ve told you before

“TC and Melissa

deserve so much more

“Your mischievous wandering

has caused quite the stir

“Mrs. Claus is upset,

the good Elves much deterred

“And clean up your mess

before we move on

“Those wrappers a danger

to those woe begone”

But as they departed,

the naughty Elf smiled

Two silver reminders 

ensconced to beguile

Both hidden in cupboards

for children to find

Christmas 2021

—to forever remind

(Christmas Poem: 12/24/2021)

Backstory:  Knothead is the naughty Elf who has plagued the Behm household for over 40 years at Christmas time.  To catch him, you need to put out Hershey Kisses, so that Santa can follow the trail of wrappers, capture him, and take him back to the North Pole.