Santa’s Capture December 9, 2013
Posted by nrhatch in Humor, Joke, Poetry.trackback
Each Christmas Eve, I tried with might
To stay awake into the night
“I want to see Santa,” I thought with delight
No luck! Each year I lost the fight
My eyes fluttered shut with passing light
Santa arrived to find them closed tight
My amateurish efforts, always in vain
“I want to see Santa” remained my refrain
How different my efforts this year will be
With the aid of advanced technology
I’ll capture that Sly Elf with help from Teddy
Oh, the result will be so heady
While I lie abed enjoying my slumber
Teddy will guard both tree and gifts under
In the morning, with bright wide-eyed wonder
I’ll reel in the images of our pluck and plunder
At last! At last! I’ll finally see
Santa arriving furtively
And leaving gifts for . . . me, me, me!
Before exiting via festooned chimney
At dawn, I’ll grab Teddy, to YouTube I’ll dash
“Santa’s Capture” will go viral in an Instagram flash
Wait! Maybe I should unload it on e-Bay for cash?
After tweeting about it with hashtag . . . #fatass
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Christmas morn my dreams burst with a groan of dismay
Teddy hadn’t caught that fat Jolly Elf at play
Our nanny cam video would never garner bids on e-Bay
That Sly Jolly Elf had turned Teddy’s face the wrong way
Aah . . . that’s better!
Join Susanna’s 3rd Annual Holiday Contest ~> Merry Mishaps abound!
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Thanks to a mad twist of Hamlet’s Shakespearean soliloquy, Col selected me to host Haiku Monday this week ~ Enter at Haiku Monday ~ (A Twist of) Fate
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Spirit Lights The Way 
LOL!! Santa is one well connected man 😉
He’s got a billion “elves” on his payroll. 😀
Ah shucks!
I imagine the let down would be tempered upon seeing the gifts piled under the tree. 😉
Santa has it right!!!
Santa deserves a day at the beach after circumnavigating the globe on 12/24. 😛
Curses. Foiled again.
It has never occurred to me that you could use a Nanny cam for this purpose, Nancy….
It popped into my head when talking to my brother about the technology he uses to monitor mom’s movements overnight ~> if she crosses a beam of light (to go upstairs or outside), an alarm sounds in my brother’s bedroom so he can get up and check on her.
That got me thinking about what my little bro would have done with today’s technology on Christmas Eve to catch Santa in the act.
Better luck with capturing that sneaky jolly old St Nick next Christmas…LOL! How funny. 😉
Thanks, teresa! In these days of digital technology, Santa and his Elves must be sneakier than ever to avoid detection.
Clever! Clever! Clever! Not all clever ideas work the first time. 🙂 Next year!
You know some kids have tried this . . . but I haven’t seen any footage being sold on e-Bay! 😛
Sneaky little rascals! Good luck!
Parents need to stay on their techno toes & watch Santa’s back as he comes down the chimney this year! Ho Ho Ho! 😆
Hahaha…too funny. Had to chuckle at the #fatass…I don’t twitter, but I do get a kick out of some of the labels that go around 🙂
Smart parents. My older son is on a mission to ‘catch’ Santa, so I can relate to this one!
I don’t twitter either . . . but that hash tag seemed perfect to describe Jolly St. Nick.
Keep an eye on your older son this Christmas Eve. 😯
Santa is far to cute for that game, he has escaped detection for a very long time! 😉
Santa might even use a SSD (Signal Scrambling Device) to avoid detection via digital technology. 😛
It would not surprise me! 😆
He’s a tricky rabbit.
This is great! What a clever and fun story. Well done!
Thanks, Cheryl. I’ve been out and about reading other entries. Susanna’s done it again. 😀
hahaha! Well done.
Thanks, Eric! Care to play along? I know it’s a bit outside your chosen genre, but . . . Santa’s watching you. 😯
#fatass is pretty much the pinnacle of this particular art form. I’ll stand back and admire. If a limerick hits me, maybe I’ll take a… er… crack at it.
😉
Thanks, Eric!
If you prefer, and don’t care about winning a PRIZE, you might enter a Haiku in Haiku Monday ~ The Twist of Fate. Judging will be both Arbitrary and Capricious.
Santa goes viral – ha! Very funny concept.
Thank, Carrie. Susanna’s contest provided the perfect place to post this poetic plan. 😀
Lovely!
And now you have gone and been and won the Haiku Monday!
Congratulations!
Thanks, Col! I hope that I get as many great entries as you did this past week ~ we’ll see what Fate has in store for us.
Oh dear…maybe it was that sly Elf on the Shelf who was waltzing Teddy away from the prime viewing area!
Funny and clever!
Thanks, Cathy. I always have such FUN with Susanna’s themes ~ both the writing and the reading of other entries. And, oh the PRIZES. She’s outdone herself this time.
Fan-Funny-Tastic!
Thanks, Donna! I’m glad you got a kick out of this frustrated documentary film maker.
That explains a lot! Happy Holidays! :0)
Here’s to the Ho-Ho-Holidays!
Trying to catch Santa on the Nanny Cam. Ha! Ha! Ha! I mean, Ho! Ho! Ho!
Thanks, Christine! Our little sneak struck out when he got out-snuck by Santa’s Elves.
I tried to leave a comment on your blog . . . but had no luck.
Roger is definitely getting coal in his stocking this year. 😆
I used to use twitter and I can imagine that hashtag would get some laughable tweets! Really good – I enjoyed it!
Thanks, sirvivhor! That stanza is my favorite. I don’t Twitter or Tweet, but selecting hashtags must be fun. 😛
#fatass hilarious! So funny 🙂
Thanks, Yvonne. That’s my favorite line. 😀
I smiled and chuckled all the way through, Nancy! Especially when I got to the hashtag #fatass…OMG…you are a very funny lady…and a darn good writer. Glad you joined in Susanna’s madcap fun.:)
Thanks, Vivian. Writing that tickles my funny bone chakra is my favorite ~ I love to laugh. Glad your pumpkin got promoted to elf.
This was entertaining to read. lol I enjoyed the photos and the hashtag. It’s okay to be naughty. 😀
Thanks, Marie. A little bit of “naughty” is “nice.” 😛
Poor kid… I guess there’s always next year! Love how you incorporated technology into your story.
Thanks, Michelle! I had a lot of fun writing this ~ kids today have some amazing technology at their disposal.
Love this! And in Rhyme! 🙂
Thanks, Clar. My favorite books included the fun rhymes of Dr. Seuss and Mother Goose.
While others were reading picture books, I was sitting around dining room table learning English with the help of a dictionary.
Merry Christmas! 🙂
I enjoy flipping through the dictionary for new-to-me words . . . but that would be a tough way to learn English. You did well in that endeavor.
What a hoot Nancy! #fatass is my favorite part.
Thanks, Catherine! That seems to be the biggest hit of this holiday missive. 😀
Drat those parents! It’s almost like they wanted to keep Santa’s identity a secret! 🙂 And #fatass! Hahaha 🙂 Thanks for another delightful and entertaining contest entry, Nancy! You sure have a knack for this! 🙂
Thanks, Susanna. Glad you enjoyed my chosen hash tag!
Your contests are THE BEST! It’s such fun to do something a bit out of the ordinary.
A fast-moving and fun story for the holidays. Thanks for sharing it!
Thanks, Jarm! Susanna has her work cut out for her ~ so many fun and festive tales!
Santa sure keeps up with the times. Nicely done. 🙂
Thanks, Tracy. He invented GPS, you know. 😉
Ho Ho Ho! Clever idea! Cleverer parents! Santa’s secrets are safe for another year.
Yay! Chalk up another one for Santa and his Elves. 😀
LOL! Clever idea–and love the hashtag and e-bay.
Thanks, Stacy! I enjoyed putting myself in the little snoop’s shoes. 😉
I can totally relate to this. I remember how many times trying to catch Santa. Very clever story!
Thanks, Patricia. Judging from the comments, there’s a “little snoop” in most of us. 😀
You cracked (hee hee) me up with #fatass!!! Very funny entry, Nancy!
Thanks, Penny! Glad you got a kick out of it. Susanna has a bumper crop of great entries to choose from . . . she’s got her work cut out for her and her able assistant.
A tech-savvy kid trying to catch Santa…I love it! Great job! 🙂
Thanks, Martha! Glad you enjoyed.
AWESOME story! I once made an iPod holder for my iPod Touch to capture Santa, but I forgot to turn my automatic shut-off off. 😉
Thanks, Eric. I thought you might have put your movie making magic (honed in the “Can’t Sleep Without Sheep” contest) to the test . . . by using your iPod to iSpy on the Jolly Elf Guy.
Ho Ho Ho!
it is always fun to play with poetry especially at Christmas. 🙂
Yes! It’s a grand game of “hide and seek” as we reach for just the right word, image, or rhyme. 😀
This has plenty of kid-appeal–I imagine there are lots of kids plotting similar Teddy-cams right now!
hahaha – I wonder how many kids will try this!
More than a few . . . but NONE that are worried about ending on the “Naughty” List. 😉
Ha. He is sneaky. Great story!
Thanks, Stacy. I could see my younger brother doing this ~ he loved figuring out how things worked. 😀