And under the tree,
Asettin' a bear trap,
Was Little Audrey.
And later that night
Audrey, lying awake,
Was wondering how long
It was going to take
Before Santa arrived
With his bag full of toys,
That he brings round each year
For good girls and boys.
Down in the parlor
A footstep she heard,
Audrey crept downstairs,
Not saying a word.
A scream split the darkness,
Audrey understood
That she with her bear trap
Had caught Santa's foot.
The language that Santa used
Flowed through the door,
Now she knows there's no Santa --
It was Daddy who swore.
Comments: The timing of this post may seem odd, as it is now early Summer. However, I am posting the poems in the order in which my father wrote them.
Little Audrey was a mischievous cartoon character of the late 1940s and early 1950s. You can learn more about her on Wikipedia. You may also like to view some of her many animated cartoons on YouTube.
Image: Little Audrey (ClassicMedia.TV)
