Santa

Mr. Santa, A Simple Request
By P. Davis ©2004
Just a simple machine
From Mr. Santa will do
A Humble request
From a humble servant
My list is not long
No need to check it twice
I’ve not been naughty
It would be so nice
But it is just a small thing
Merely a trifle

Certainly you could find a way
Somewhere in your sleigh
Tucked in that magic red bag
Amidst other toys for boys and girls
It would not cause clatter
for your reindeer to pull such a small matter
Small in size,
Surely Rudolph would not mind
One more little thing

Just a simple machine
From Mr. Santa will do
Not a complex machine
full of rusty cogs and toothy wheels
nor a tekky tech wonder
full of dusty discs and computer chips
But it is just a small thing
Merely a trifle

Certainly I could ask for more
A machine of wonders
Clean my house and cook my dinner
Mow my yard and make my beds
Do my job and fill my needs
Please my spouse and make me proud
But I am really a simple fellow
Modest, and of such I have no need

Just a simple machine
From Mr. Santa will do
A little thing
Just something small
It need only work once
Twice there would be no need
A machine that does it once indeed
Prints numbers I see
Just a few
Six to be precise

And one more little thing
Hardly to be considered
Make them the six
If you please, Mr. Santa
For next week’s lotto