Welcome to Cozy Poetry Corner by Debra Winter (Debbie)

“I’ve Learned – What NOT to Give My Girlfriend on Christmas Eve.”

“Jimmy, what’s in the red heart box?”
“Did you get her a beautiful rock?”

Yes, I did, my dear boy;
I’m giving my girlfriend some joy.
It’s going to be a merry Christmas time soon;
I’m giving her a ring, not in a balloon.

I want her to have a symbol of my love;
That I received from God above.
I will put it inside this pretty little red box.
I guess you can say it’ll be like sparkly rock.

But for the finger on one’s hand,
I will look forward to seeing her smile so grand;
She’ll cry and smile with excitement and joy.
Because this year, I got her a ring, not a dumb toy.

I’ll be the best she ever had;
This year, I won’t make her mad.
Last year I gave her an exercise bike.
She quickly called her ex-boyfriend, Mike.

He came and took her away;
Then returned her back here the very next day.
She was mad as he** and had to leave;
There was so much anger on Christmas Eve.

I will never do that again;
I’ll give her jewelry; it’s a lot safer than…
The dumb stuff I thought would be great.
I didn’t know that she would hate.

Now, I know what not to do,
To my lovely, soon-to-be, wife, Sue.