French Hens on Christmas Day

What do three French hens do on Christmas Day?

French hens
set on three eggs
each waiting for hatchlings
as kids on Christmas Eve wait for
Santa.

Carols
on Christmas Day
intone the season’s joy
and echo across snow covered
farmyards.

Candy
canes on fur trees
attract the attention
of snow bound children waiting for
presents.

Cups of
hot chocolate
warm the bodies and souls
of carolers who proclaim the
season.

Symbols
of the season
make Yule tide a time to
remember the reason for the
day’s joy.

French hens
on Christmas Day
attract the attention
of carolers who proclaim the
day’s joy.