Yuletide
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Yuletide. Lyrics by Lorelei Greenwood-Jones. Melody by Rita Mock-Pike. Performed by Rita Mock-Pike.
Gentle music fills our ears—
As carolers sing their songs of cheer
We bid them enter to warm up
With cakes and hot tea in a cup.
Steaming mugs of holiday tea
Send plumes of white twixt you and me
As we enjoy our winter day
While watching squirrels leap and play.
Outside the window, snow lies deep
As Earth enjoys her yearly sleep.
And shining candles on the sill
Are staving off the winter chill.
This Yuletide Eve as stars arise,
We look about with children’ s eyes
Remembering the Yule of old,
Of trees and gifts and winters cold.
And all the treats these glad days bring
And sledding, skating, caroling—
We pity folks in southern climes
Who’ve no idea of colder times.
The tree is bright with ornaments
And of the gifts, we’ve only hints
Of what’s inside these presents gay—
Yes, we must wait ‘til Yuletide Day.
Need more holiday cheer? Delight in these stories, poems, songs, and memories from this inviting season.
- Grandma Smelled of Cinnamon – Christmas Poetry
- Christmas Promise – Emotive Holiday Fiction
- The Spirit of Christmas – Fiction for the Holidays
- This Christmas Dream – A Holiday Poetry Reading
- North Pole Romance – A Christmas Tale
- Mother Knows Best – A Christmas Tale from the Black Orb
- Another Christmas – Holiday Poetry of Loss and Love
- On Patrol – Christmas Poetry
- The Twelve Foods of Christmas – a Holiday Parody Song
Editor-in-Chief of The MockingOwl Roost, Rita Mock-Pike is the granddaughter of aviatrix, Jerrie Mock, first woman to pilot an airplane solo around the world. Rita has found inspiration from her grandmother’s life and flight and pursued many of her own dreams in theatre, podcasting, novel writing, and cooking up delicious food from around the world. She now writes on food, travel, pets, faith, and the arts. She’s happily married to Matt, and faithfully serves the very fluffy kitten queen, Lady Stardust.
Lorelei Greenwood-Jones
Lorelei has been writing since childhood and has enjoyed expressing herself in many different mediums. Recently her passion has turned to the retelling and reshaping of faerie tales in both short story and poetry.
