Christmas Eve in Llanelly, the snow began to fall,
It settled on the shoppers huddled against the wall.
They stood around shivering in the freezing cold,
As they watched the fattened geese being sold.
Other meats were being sold just as fast,
Oh how slowly did the hours slither past.
They waited for the time that the market would shut,
And even then they could only afford the cheapest cut.
Scavenging for vegetables, discarded on the floor,
They searched and hunted ’til they could find no more.
Walking down Queen Victoria Road they went,
Smiling because their meagre money had been well spent.
Over Union Bridge and triumphantly into the ‘Bank’,
Then into their homes, so damp and dank.
As their whole families stood and clapped their hands in glee,
Because they had Christmas dinner, maybe also their tea!
By Tony Allender
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RHYME AND REASON A MOOD FOR ALL SEASONS,IT’S XMAS TIME IN LLANELLI “LETS GO OUT AND NEED SOME”,GAME PIE I THINK NOT!,SPOTTED DICK I HOPE NOT,! I’LL SETTLE FOR SOME DINNER EVEN THOUGH I’M A SINNER,SO LET’S FILL UP AND FETCH MORE AND WELCOME ALL THROUGH THE DOORS,WER’E NOT RICH IT’S CLEAR BUT JANUARY IS NEAR,SO LETS NOT FRET ABOUT WHAT WE GET AND CAN ILL AFFORD AND CAST OUR MINDS FORWARD TO SEE OUR RICH REWARD,OUR TREASURE IS NOT PHYSICAL AT LEAST IT SHOULDN’T BE,BUT A FAITH ASSURED FOR ALL WHO HOPE,LET’S NOT BE GREEDY BEES.
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