- I got her a nice cast-iron Dutch oven,
- But she said "I don't want a pot for Christmas."
- I got her at 33 foot sailboat
- with sleeping accomodation,
- But she said "I don't want a yacht for Christmas."
- I broke into an unoccupied property
- to set up an illegal home
- we could both live in for free,
- But she said "I don't want a squat for Christmas."
- I wrote her a complex storyline
- that I thought could be made
- into a Hollywood blockbuster film,
- But she said "I don't want a plot for Christmas."
- I wired up her exercise bike
- to a small generator
- that produced exactly 5 volts at 0.2 amps,
- But she said "I don't want a watt for Christmas."
- I gave up,
- decided to move on with my life
- and hopefully meet someone
- more appreciative of my generosity,
- But she said "I don't want forgot for Christmas."
- She told me, all I had to do
- was make a nice casserole
- for Christmas dinner.
- She said, "All I want for Christmas, is stew."____
by Albert Semple
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