Dear human-beings,
Besides being soft and cuddly a mission of mine is to bring poetry to the masses, of which you are some. And I am here to bring you the truth . . . even though it might hurt.
Santa was frantic at the North Pole
Finances in the red, he was in the hole
Mrs Claus couldn’t afford sugar
For her cookies sublime
Dear old hubby didn’t have a dime
North Pole employment had exploded
and Santa’s credit was eroded
He’d spent his last cent on black Friday deals
and turkey with the trimmings for thanksgiving meals
The night before Christmas he no longer had clout
When all the elves threatened a walk-out
Elf-union held all the chips
As evidenced by the grin on all the elf lips
For every elf in all the land
had won a pay deal without tipping their hand:
Double pay all December
a free thanksgiving meal in November
Finally fringe benefits for elves was real
For Santa and the Mrs, there was no appeal
Santa had bitten his nails to the quick
Both right and left eyes developed a tic
All Santa could do was self medicate
So he stuffed his mouth from the cookie plate 
And downed all the rum from a hot toddy cup
his blood pressure sky-high, went up and up
His big fat belly shook like a bowl full of lead
While visions of bankruptcy danced in his head
So all you children and adults too
Have compassion and learn to make due
STOP asking for presents and things you don’t need
YOU must now take heed.
It’s no time for greed
If you want Santa another Christmas to live
to every red-kettle-bell-ringer
Dig in your pocket and GIVE.
Poetically yours,
Freddie Parker Westerfield
MAXyourMIND 
Very creative and a great reminder about giving during the holidays – but not cookies.
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Dear Sharon Bonin-Pratt – human-being,
Please don’t forget that dog cookies are an exception as they are essential to canine well-being . . .not to mention incentive.
Frankly,
Freddie Parker Westerfield, CC
Cookie Connoisseur
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I love this poem and have had a good laugh all through. So vivid. Poor Santa, he got himself into a tight spot. Of course we don’t need much, do we?
miriam
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Dear Delphini Iverson Miriam Human-being,
You are obviously a human with refined literary taste. Humans only think they need all sorts of useless stuff. I try to be a role model for humans.
Frankly,
Freddie Parker Westerfield, C.R.M.
Canine Role Model
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Thank you Freddie. 🎅🏻🎄😘
Sent from my iPhone Linda
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Dear Linda B., Human-being,
It’s my pleasure to bring information and understanding to the masses.
Frankly,
Freddie Parker Westerfield, C.I.O.
Canine Information Officer
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Freddie, my dear, I never knew you are so talented with poetry. As I read your poem I feel so bad for Santa. I will surely dig deep and donate. Keep it up with your poetry.
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Dear Linda T., Human-being,
You, obviously, are a sensitive, caring human-being with an ability to empathize with Santa’s plight. Additionally, you have the same refined literary taste as Delphini Iverson Miriam Human-being.
Frankly,
Freddie Parker Westerfield, T.C.P.
Talented Canine Poet
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