Spring has come and gone to summer, <br />Summer’s warm glow has given way to <br />Fall’s colors and cool nights, and now <br />Winter wraps her icy arms about us all <br /> <br />Mr. Toad is in his deep hole <br />Keeping warm with his fire and hot tea <br />“this is the time of year I love, when people let me be” <br />Not a rabbit or badger or even old Mr. Mole <br /> <br />Then came that night when the snow began to fall, and fall <br />And the wind began to howl, and shake his hall <br />Without power or lights, only candles to light his way <br />The neighbors came to visit him that day <br /> <br />“Please Mr. Toad” said Mrs. Mouse <br />“may we stay here at your house, we have no heat or lights” <br />“And the storm is so awful this night” <br />Well if you must, come inside and warm by the fire <br /> <br />With the children of Mrs. Mouse <br />Running all about his little house <br />Mr. Toad was quite flustered <br />With the noise and the bluster <br /> <br />Soon there are neighbors at the door <br />in need looking for shelter from the storm <br />some with food and others with drink <br />little by little Mr. Toad’s mood begins to transform <br /> <br />He begins to understand that helping those in need <br />Will be his new creed <br />And with all the people around him with food <br />and the noise and commotion <br />have brought to him a new emotion <br />and this, this time has been the best Christmas <br /> <br />© JPM 1/25/09<br /><br />Jim Milks<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mr-toad-s-unexpected-christmas-a-fairy-tale-nursery-rhyme/
