THE GOOD HUSBAND AND HIS WIFE

 

The good husband and his wife

Are happy partners in their life

Content in each other’s company

They live their life quite humbly

 

Yet come the time of advent

All time and effort is then spent

In the seasonal preparations

Of the coming celebrations

 

Where the good couple dwelt

Festive odours could be smelt

As special victuals quietly matured

As they cooked and baked and cured

 

This went on till advent passed

And they had cooked their last

Then the boxes were well packed

To ensure that no one lacked

 

The boxes were then sent on their way

To be delivered for Christmas day

To the poor and needy of the town

To those that society had let down

 

But not all was sent on its way

There was plenty kept for Christmas day

When friends and neighbours all

Were invited to the little church hall

 

Where on that Christmas day

Their bounty was on display

Biscuits, bread, and well filled pies

Cakes and sweets of varying size

 

Roasted meats, fowl and game

Fruits and nuts of every name

And a good time was had by all

At the happy feast at the church hall

 

The good husband and his wife

The happy partners in each other’s life

Content in each other’s company

Sat in the corner quite humbly

 

Spectators at the feast of their making

Quietly satisfied with their undertaking

Content with their preparations

And happy with the Christmas celebrations