Christmas Magick

Christmas Magick

Tis the day before guests come,
and all though the house,
No one is happy especially my spouse. 

I with my Kindle, my eyes under a cap,
had just settled down for a well-deserved nap.

Here she comes, here she comes, my mellow to douse
Get up, get up, something has gone wrong with the house.

The switch in the bathroom broke all of a sudden.
If you don’t fix it, folks can’t get their "work" done.

Off to the horses and off to the sleigh,
Off to Home Depot and RIGHT AWAY,

Wait! No! It’s the only day all year,
When you can’t go to stores to buy switches or gear,

Away to the basement I flew like a flash,
To see what treasures, I’d find in the trash.

Off to the basement! Down on the stairs!
Hoping and praying a spare switch is there. 

In boxes of junk, in places where things from old projects had massed,
I sifted and sorted the gear from the past.

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
when I met with this obstacle, I looked to the sky.

When what to my wondering eyes did appear,
But variable resistance light switch, which caused me to cheer.

To the top of the steps, to the bath by the wall,
Wire it in, wire it in, wire it in all

I was so happy that now it was fixed; I knew in that moment must be St Nick,
Yes, yes that's right, my bath light was fixed by Christmas Magick!