On Monday, December 28, 2020 at 8:32:39 AM UTC-5, Frosty wrote:
> Tis the Season
> by Frosty
>
> A Santa's helper hovers
> over and around Washington Square,
> his red jingle cap, pulled over
> frosty ear tips, a flask visible,
> if you take notice of that right pocket.
>
> And he sings the standard carol's
> for this time of year, off key,
> as street pigeons
> take flight.
>
> I wanted to buy him a meal.
>
> "No thank you, I'm fine." he said,
> taking a pull from Santa's helpers, helper.
>
> "I get meals down the road, yea, a real good
> soup kitchen, ya know, you got kids?"
>
> "Two", I reply.
>
> "Yea, I got kids, they're with their mom now,
> this juice got the better of me..
> used to be cool, though, doing it all the right way."
>
> "Kids, that's what it's all about" he mutters,
> "Then we grow, ya know and something twists upstairs..
> well for me anyway..this stuff
> grabbed me by the balls, they're gone, I'm here."
>
> "Here."
>
> He pulls out a wooden clothes pin,
> handing it to me.
>
> "You can really make something nice with these,
> a few button eyes..makes a great doll figure for kids."
>
> He smiled and went back to "Jingle Bells", way off key.
>
> And I strolled off, slipping a ten in that right pocket,
> more than enough for some more helpers helper...
>
> Maybe I'll pick up a couple of buttons
> for that clothes pin.

Merry Christmas!