Consider Mrs. Claus
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Let’s take a moment to pause
and think of poor, old Mrs. Claus.
She once was lively and young
and had difficulty holding her tongue.
At times she herself
was quite a jolly elf.
Lately, she has been marooned
with comfort from ice cream and spoon.
No longer full of vim and vigor,
she’s just a full four sizes bigger.
Left alone on the most special night of the year
has brought more than just one tear.
What can she say? He’s bringing good cheer.
It’s the other 364 days that make her mad.
What she does not understand…
Why have a house full of elves
when he wants to do it all himself?
She finally had more than enough.
She’ll stand up for herself though it’s tough.
Now they sit together on a counselor’s couch.
He doesn’t talk much, but…
they’re together outside of the house.
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Paula Frew
Transplanted from Ohio to Kentucky to be near her only daughter and three young grandsons, the author wrote her first poem in the fourth grade. She fell in love with the form and was first published in an anthology at fourteen. A battle with multiple sclerosis has caused her to find her home in a nursing home, where she has found time to craft her poetry as well as time to teach writing to other residents. She has been published in several literary magazines and anthologies, including Ohio Bards and The Walt Whitman Anthology.
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