“Words, words,
words.”
— Hamlet (2.2)
List #16: (i) ascertain, (j) allusion
I could not ascertain the cause
Of your belief in Santa Claus.
You made a strange allusion to
A famous poem I once knew:
“A Visit from St. Nicholas”—
You said, “It’s speaking—just to us.”
Uh, no, let’s not be weird and wild—
It’s written for the little child
That lives inside us, all our days—
That kid who laughs and loves and plays.
But now you’re so much older, Yo …
It’s time to lose the “Ho! Ho! Ho!”
True, I’ve not lost it, but you should:
You’re too intense to do much good!
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