When I was a girl I wrote you a lot
with wish lists that I would compile great thought
believing and trusting that you would come through
with some of the stuff I requested from you.
I don’t think that readers will be shocked to hear
that some gifts were notably absent each year.
The ponies and power-wheels for which I would nag
clearly could not be tucked into your bag!
And no one could blame you, not even me
for failing to leave me a horse by the tree.
But now I am older and feeling more wise
So I will consider the issue of size!
My requests should cause you no trouble at all
for all of them are quite reasonably small:
I’m sure, as you know, I am only a tech,
so maybe you could please consider a check?
For the mortgage, assessment, vacations and such
a million or so would be fine: not too much.
And then, because, as you know, I do blog
but working and sleeping and the baby can hog
a lot of my time so more time would be great.
Or maybe just take some things off of my plate,
like some of the time that I spend on my whelp:
A baby who slept through the night would sure help.
If you can’t manage that, and you wish to atone,
I’d take wifi, a new hard drive, and a data plan for my phone.
Just one more thing I would ask for myself:
Perhaps you could spare me a single good elf?
He needn’t be burly, or much of a hunk
To tidy my house and to purge it of junk
That should be enough for Christmas this year
to fill my poor soul with the old Christmas cheer!
If By Yes 