Re: A Visit from St. Triumph

["Lance LaCerte, Psy.D." <LACPSYD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

BRILLIANT!!!!!   BRAVO!!!!!!!

I'm casting my vote,
For you to be the poet lauerate of our group   (hey that even rhymes
 :-)  )

Lance
- -----Original Message-----
From: Steve Lawler <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Triumph Digest <triumph@xxxxxxxxxx>; ST Digest <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, December 24, 1999 5:40 AM
Subject: A Visit from St. Triumph


>'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
>Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
>The panniers were hung by the front door with care,
>In hopes that St. Triumph soon would be there;
>
>The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
>While visions of carbon fiber danced in their heads;
>And mamma in her leathers, and I in my cap,
>Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
>
>When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
>I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
>After a night of too many hops and barley,
>I prayed that the noise didn't come from a Harley.
>
>The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
>Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below,
>When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
>But a miniature bike, with three cylindeer,
>
>With a little old driver, so lively and spry,
>I knew in a moment it must be St. Tri.
>More rapid than eagles his partners they came,
>And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
>
>'Now, LEGEND! now, T-BIRD! now, TRIPLE and TROPHY!
>On, ST! on RS! on, TT and BONNIE!
>To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
>Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!'
>
>As squids that before the policemen will fly,
>When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
>So up to the house-top the riders they flew,
>With the bikes full of toys, and St. Triumph too.
>
>And then, in a twinkling, I heard near the spire
>The thumping and bumping of each little tire.
>As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
>Down the chimney St. Triumph came with a bound.
>
>He was dressed all in leather, not one lick of fleece,
>And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and grease;
>A pannier of toys he had at each side,
>And he looked like a old friend just in from a ride.
>
>His eyes -- how they twinkled! oh, what a delight!
>His cheeks were like roses, his nose, a taillight!
>His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
>And it looked like forks instead of legs below;
>
>The stump of a tailpipe he held like a bugger,
>And the smoke it encircled his head like a hugger;
>He had a broad face and a little round belly,
>That shook, when he laughed like a nasty old H-D.
>
>He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
>And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
>A wink of his eye and a twist of his wrist,
>Soon gave me to know I got what I wished;
>
>He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
>And filled all the panniers; then turned with a jerk,
>And laying his finger aside of his nose,
>And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
>
>He sprang to his bike, to his team gave a whistle,
>And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
>But I heard him exclaim, ere he rode out of town,
>'HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, KEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN'.
>--
>Steve Lawler
>New Jersey
>2000 Sprint ST (Blue, of course)
>1980 Honda CM400T "My Little Red Putt-Putt"
>
>"Life is far too important to be taken seriously." Oscar Wilde
>
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