Junior Words, 56

A High School Teacher’s Final List

List #12: (a) disdain, (b) cryptic

I can’t believe you still disdain

So many things we celebrate—

A Christmas tree, a candy cane,

The presents that can captivate.

But you remain so cryptic we

Are not sure of the central source

Of all your animosity—

Unless you’re old E. Scrooge, of course!