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The Day Before Christmas©
by: Jerry Evans
Twas the day before Christmas and all through the court
The judge and the lawyers were having a snort
And there in the halls of the courthouse supreme
They planned and they plotted their next legal scheme

In pre-trial meetings they lit up a smoke
All thought the next case would be a big joke
We'll go through the motions the lawyers agreed
We'll protest and argue as much as we need

We'll write a petition that doesn't make sense
And we'll do everything to destroy the defense
We'll razzle and dazzle and put on a show
And use every legal trick that we know

So they wrote out their script and began to rehearse
Till they knew it by heart, every chapter and verse
It was State against Church in debate on that day
And should the state lose, there would be hell to pay

The judge in his robe took a seat at the bench
Dressed all in black with the heart of a grinch
When out of the chambers there came into view
A hoard of more lawyers from ACLU

And sensing a feeling of impending doom
The courtroom was hushed when they entered the room
They all looked the same they were from the same school
Where Liberal of thought is their Cardinal rule

They touted their cause in diversity's name
While trying to make everyone think the same
How clever the guise, how deceptive the ruse
How noble the pose they so sorely abused

The court called to order about to begin
All raised their hand and were duly sworn in
The Spirit of Christmas was called to the stand
The charges were read and the state took command

Not guilty the Spirit of Christmas replied
I stand for the birth of our Christ crucified
I came here in love bringing peace and goodwill
I don't understand all this hatred you feel

Why does the state loath me and hold me in fear
I bring you good tiding each year after year
And I pray that all men give Caesar his due
I pose not one threat, no not one threat to you

What hardness of heart and how narrow of mind
How haplessly lost and how helplessly blind
How small of an ego, how small can it be
When men use the court to persecute me

Objections to that, was the lawyers' reply
Just answer the questions don't try to deny
The myth you portray you can’t justify
It's just a nice story, it's all one big lie

The lawyers continued to argue and shout
Their case against Christmas, to prove beyond doubt
The Spirit of Christmas was such an offense
There was no excuse there could be defense

And coming to rest with all argument done
The state was so smug, and assured they had won
But shirking his duty and thinking to hide
The judge said the jury would have to decide

The judge gave them leave to discuss and debate
To judge that sweet Spirit, and seal Spirit's fate
The verdict assured for the state's point of view
But Spirit would teach them a lesson or two

He spoke not a word He just let His light shine
No words could enhance that blithe Spirit Devine
But when the strange silence was finally broke
"I am that I am" were the words Spirit spoke

At last when the jury was finally done,
All anxiously waiting the verdict to come
The jury filed in and returned to the court
The foreman arose to begin his report

Not Guilty! Not Guilty! the juryman cried
Your cause against Christmas is not justified
All charges were false, they were all a pretense
No reasonable person would take an offense

There's no legal cause for appeal or review
This case is clearly not in your purview
So court is dismissed and the state must concede
The state has no province in matters of creed

It's up to the people, it's they who decide
To celebrate Christmas throughout the yuletide
To all who oppose we still wish you good cheer
You'll have your un-Christmas the rest of the year

© 2010 Jerry Evans   @Copyright protected 2010

Please note: The above is copyrighted. Permission to use this poem in any form must be obtained from the creator and/or this website. Email us for permission to reprint.