On Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 1:20:51 PM UTC, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> King Kong
>
> Over by 5th and 34th
> just below the Empire State Building,
> Santa rang his bell
> as I dropped a five into his red bucket.
>
> "Break time", Santa said
> pulling his beard to the side,
> lighting up a smoke.
>
> "You know King Kong climbed this thing,
> had that girl he loved right in the palm of his hand-
> those planes got him."
>
> I looked down at his tote bag
> looking for a bottle of whiskey.
>
> Had to be one.
>
> "I had a girl once, she ran off,
> no climb, no planes, just gone.”
>
> He was old, this make-believe Santa,
> needing to talk, needing someone to listen.
>
> "You know, I worked in this building,
> up on the twenty second floor, as an accountant
> and kept a picture of Kong over the desk, an idol in a way,
> his struggle against captors, his escape,
> his demise."
>
> "You retired?"
>
> "Let go, replaced by the machine.
> I would rather have escaped,
> climbed this building, being shot down by
> a police copter. Kong,
> I wanted to be Kong."
>
> "Well now you're Santa."
>
> "Only at Christmas, did I tell you I had a girl once?"
>
> He looked at his wrist.
>
> "Break over, they watch you know,
> see if you're doing your job."
>
> He snapped that beard in place
> and rang the bell.
>
> "Merry Christmas", he yelled out
> to those in a hurry, "Merry Christmas."
>
> I heard that bell ring blocks away
> and thought of that Kong wanna be, the girl he had once,
> right there in the palm of his hand.
>
> Edward Rochester Esq.

A beloved Christmas classic.

On Sunday, December 25, 2022 at 8:24:26 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> On Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 1:20:51 PM UTC, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > King Kong
> >
> > Over by 5th and 34th
> > just below the Empire State Building,
> > Santa rang his bell
> > as I dropped a five into his red bucket.
> >
> > "Break time", Santa said
> > pulling his beard to the side,
> > lighting up a smoke.
> >
> > "You know King Kong climbed this thing,
> > had that girl he loved right in the palm of his hand-
> > those planes got him."
> >
> > I looked down at his tote bag
> > looking for a bottle of whiskey.
> >
> > Had to be one.
> >
> > "I had a girl once, she ran off,
> > no climb, no planes, just gone.”
> >
> > He was old, this make-believe Santa,
> > needing to talk, needing someone to listen.
> >
> > "You know, I worked in this building,
> > up on the twenty second floor, as an accountant
> > and kept a picture of Kong over the desk, an idol in a way,
> > his struggle against captors, his escape,
> > his demise."
> >
> > "You retired?"
> >
> > "Let go, replaced by the machine.
> > I would rather have escaped,
> > climbed this building, being shot down by
> > a police copter. Kong,
> > I wanted to be Kong."
> >
> > "Well now you're Santa."
> >
> > "Only at Christmas, did I tell you I had a girl once?"
> >
> > He looked at his wrist.
> >
> > "Break over, they watch you know,
> > see if you're doing your job."
> >
> > He snapped that beard in place
> > and rang the bell.
> >
> > "Merry Christmas", he yelled out
> > to those in a hurry, "Merry Christmas."
> >
> > I heard that bell ring blocks away
> > and thought of that Kong wanna be, the girl he had once,
> > right there in the palm of his hand.
> >
> > Edward Rochester Esq.
> A beloved Christmas classic.

Caution: Deer crossing ahead.

On Sunday, December 25, 2022 at 12:38:20 PM UTC-5, Edward Rochester Esq. wrote:
> On Sunday, December 25, 2022 at 8:24:26 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 1:20:51 PM UTC, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > King Kong
> > >
> > > Over by 5th and 34th
> > > just below the Empire State Building,
> > > Santa rang his bell
> > > as I dropped a five into his red bucket.
> > >
> > > "Break time", Santa said
> > > pulling his beard to the side,
> > > lighting up a smoke.
> > >
> > > "You know King Kong climbed this thing,
> > > had that girl he loved right in the palm of his hand-
> > > those planes got him."
> > >
> > > I looked down at his tote bag
> > > looking for a bottle of whiskey.
> > >
> > > Had to be one.
> > >
> > > "I had a girl once, she ran off,
> > > no climb, no planes, just gone.”
> > >
> > > He was old, this make-believe Santa,
> > > needing to talk, needing someone to listen.
> > >
> > > "You know, I worked in this building,
> > > up on the twenty second floor, as an accountant
> > > and kept a picture of Kong over the desk, an idol in a way,
> > > his struggle against captors, his escape,
> > > his demise."
> > >
> > > "You retired?"
> > >
> > > "Let go, replaced by the machine.
> > > I would rather have escaped,
> > > climbed this building, being shot down by
> > > a police copter. Kong,
> > > I wanted to be Kong."
> > >
> > > "Well now you're Santa."
> > >
> > > "Only at Christmas, did I tell you I had a girl once?"
> > >
> > > He looked at his wrist.
> > >
> > > "Break over, they watch you know,
> > > see if you're doing your job."
> > >
> > > He snapped that beard in place
> > > and rang the bell.
> > >
> > > "Merry Christmas", he yelled out
> > > to those in a hurry, "Merry Christmas."
> > >
> > > I heard that bell ring blocks away
> > > and thought of that Kong wanna be, the girl he had once,
> > > right there in the palm of his hand.
> > >
> > > Edward Rochester Esq.
> > A beloved Christmas classic.
> Caution: Deer crossing ahead.
******************************************

On Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 2:08:07 AM UTC, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> On Sunday, December 25, 2022 at 12:38:20 PM UTC-5, Edward Rochester Esq. wrote:
> > On Sunday, December 25, 2022 at 8:24:26 AM UTC-5, NancyGene wrote:
> > > On Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 1:20:51 PM UTC, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> > > > King Kong
> > > >
> > > > Over by 5th and 34th
> > > > just below the Empire State Building,
> > > > Santa rang his bell
> > > > as I dropped a five into his red bucket.
> > > >
> > > > "Break time", Santa said
> > > > pulling his beard to the side,
> > > > lighting up a smoke.
> > > >
> > > > "You know King Kong climbed this thing,
> > > > had that girl he loved right in the palm of his hand-
> > > > those planes got him."
> > > >
> > > > I looked down at his tote bag
> > > > looking for a bottle of whiskey.
> > > >
> > > > Had to be one.
> > > >
> > > > "I had a girl once, she ran off,
> > > > no climb, no planes, just gone.”
> > > >
> > > > He was old, this make-believe Santa,
> > > > needing to talk, needing someone to listen.
> > > >
> > > > "You know, I worked in this building,
> > > > up on the twenty second floor, as an accountant
> > > > and kept a picture of Kong over the desk, an idol in a way,
> > > > his struggle against captors, his escape,
> > > > his demise."
> > > >
> > > > "You retired?"
> > > >
> > > > "Let go, replaced by the machine.
> > > > I would rather have escaped,
> > > > climbed this building, being shot down by
> > > > a police copter. Kong,
> > > > I wanted to be Kong."
> > > >
> > > > "Well now you're Santa."
> > > >
> > > > "Only at Christmas, did I tell you I had a girl once?"
> > > >
> > > > He looked at his wrist.
> > > >
> > > > "Break over, they watch you know,
> > > > see if you're doing your job."
> > > >
> > > > He snapped that beard in place
> > > > and rang the bell.
> > > >
> > > > "Merry Christmas", he yelled out
> > > > to those in a hurry, "Merry Christmas."
> > > >
> > > > I heard that bell ring blocks away
> > > > and thought of that Kong wanna be, the girl he had once,
> > > > right there in the palm of his hand.
> > > >
> > > > Edward Rochester Esq.
> > > A beloved Christmas classic.
> > Caution: Deer crossing ahead.
> ******************************************

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