The Large Jolly Man

Sharing Stories

December 22, 2024 at 1:39 p.m.

Per Santa's belly--two writers this month have decided it's from beer. However, the general belief is that his huge love of cookies is the reason for his jelly belly. Free photo from Pinterest.

...by Kamden Russell

The Large Jolly Man
By Kamden Russell

This man’s name is jolly Santa Claus.
He has a very large beer belly.
On the cookies this massive man gnaws.
I’ve always wondered, “Is he smelly?”

He puts the presents under your tree
then sneaks out like a thief in the night.
Up the chimney he goes, yelling “Weee!”
If you’re bad, he’ll give you coal all right!

Kamden Russell was a student in Gerrit Hansen’s Seventh Grade English Class in 2023. This poem is in the “Christmas/W” section of The Poetry Inklet, the book Gerrit and his students created.

SHARING STORIES is a weekly column for and about the 50 plus crowd living in the Puget Sound region. Send your stories and photos to ariele@comcast.net. Tell local or personal stories; discuss concerns around aging and other issues; share solutions, good luck, and reasons to celebrate; poems are fine too. Pieces may be edited or excerpted. We reserve the right to select among pieces. Photos are always a plus and a one-sentence bio is requested (where you live, maybe age or career, retired status, etc.).
SHARING STORIES is featured on www.northwestprimetime.com, the website for Northwest Prime Time, a monthly publication for baby boomers, seniors, retirees, and those contemplating retirement. For more information, call 206-824-8600 or visit href="http://www.northwestprimetime.com">www.northwestprimetime.com. To find other SHARING STORIES articles on this website type "sharing stories" in the search function above.