The Christmas Carol Redone - 2
The Christmas Carol Redone - 2
The story begins -
Christmas spirit was everywhere
Warmth and Love Was in the air
Scrooge unkind and cold
Sat in his office croo
He was a tight-fisted aged miser
When it came to love he needed to be wiser
Outside his office a boy happily sang
Scrooge rushed out and hit him with a bang
Coldest of all was Scrooge’s heart
Meanest of all, always over smart
Bob Crachit ,his clerk was having a hard day
Scrooge gave him nothing but dismay
8 shilling a week was all he was paid
The cold had made him grey in shade
Scrooge refused to dinner with family and friends
He didn’t like celebrating so he broke amends
The grumpy old man wished Christmas disappeared
He had a boring old schedule, he adhered
He went back home and had his supper
But something awaited him that would change him forever
At the end of the street, he had a gloomy old house
Nobody dared to enter, not even a mouse
Something was different, something was new
The bell over the fireplace swung as the wind blew
Then came a sharp clanking sound
A drag, a pull and an aura was around
The fire lept up, Scrooge squalled in alarm
He knew the ghost, Marley had brought his charm
Scrooge felt all was a dream
But when Marley spoke Scrooge let out a scream
He carried with him his books, his cash, all he had earned
Scrooge wondered why he had returned
He warned Scrooge rather than spoke
After he was done he disappeared in smoke
He told Scrooge about his regret
A few things he could never forget
He had cared for money and only money
He had had a selfish journey
He told Scrooge about few visits
They were to be made in the night by spirits
Scrooge heard sad cries
Up and above in the dark skies
He couldn’t stand being stray
He fell asleep right away
Scrooge woke when the clock chimed midnight
He had the clock in concentrated sight
Marley had warned that when the clock struck one
Scrooge would see all the nasty he had done
Lights flashed in his eyes, his curtains drew back
Scrooge prayed the ghost would cut him slack
He had a tender face and wore a white tunic
Scrooge feared him and began to panic
Scrooge, hesitantly asked who he was
Was he here to destroy or for a good cause?
He replied saying he was the ghost of Christmas past
As they travelled back in time, Scrooge was left aghast
They reached a small town, boys are ridding along
It was where Scrooge stayed alone all day long
Looking at his young self he began to cry
He had been forgotten by friends when he was just a little boy
Scrooge had felt very bad
He was angry and sad
Another Christmas came
The schoolroom was the same
Scrooge’s young sister came by
He let out. Sigh
She died to soon
A young lad, it was her misfortune
She left alone a young boy
Scrooge never gave him too much joy
That Christmas went by
Then was a party with delicious meaty pie
At the warehouse, scrooge stood first employed
A part in his life that he actually enjoyed
They went ahead one more time
Scrooge saw what he had lost, the love of his. Lifetime
Money seemed more important and so she left
Scrooge was mean! She was just a heft
Scrooge then was left alone
He became harder than a stone
Take me away scrooge cried out
He was back in his bed fast asleep, he had a lot to think about.
Scrooge awoke once more
A blaze of light shown outside his door
A voice lurked around him
Scrooge was scared and grim
He came outside and was astonished to see
Decorations and food making him fall by his knee
A giant sat feasting away
He was the ghost of Christmas present here to show the way
Scrooge gave his hand and humbly went along
He knew the ghost would teach him something he had done wrong
They wandered out on the streets,
There was last minute shopping and children eating treats
They reached a poor mans house
It was Bob Crachit, his family and his spouse
They who had so little wore shabby dresses
Less food and so many more distresses
Had decked up and put a Christmas light
The only thing affordable to brighten their night
Came tiny Tim and bob
Tiny’s leg had a metal rod, Bob couldn’t afford more with his current job
The food came in
Bob sat down with a grin
Apple sauce and goose on a tray
Mashed potatoes and so much more on display
After dinner they all sat around the fire
Eating chips fresh from the fryer
Scrooge felt pity and asked the spirit
If Tiny Tim will live, “ there are too many poor people why should you fear it?
Scrooge fell silent with his cheeks red with shame
Yet he wondered if for tiny Tim another Christmas came?
Christmas went along as they stopped by a board ship
It was Scrooge’s nephew and his family eating the dinner he let slip
Fred played “ guess who “ he imitated someone all grumpy and irate
A man with great hair who was not so great
Everybody knew who Frank talked about all along
They all screamed scrooge, Scrooge felt so wrong
They all drank a toast to their uncle Scrooge
Scrooge would have answered but the spirits life wasn’t huge
The spirit grew smaller and smaller and his hair turned grey
With two children sheltered in his robe the spirit went away
Scrooge took a moment to digest but couldn’t do much
In the time that he blinked, he felt a soft touch
Another spirit appeared
He wore a cloak and a dark hood, so different and so weird
He did not speak and pointed ahead
Scrooge knew who he was and developed a sense of dread
The ghost of Christmas future had finally paid him a visit
They visited the market, the slum and nothing too exquisite
They reached a tiny house barely holding straight
A man came in and his mood was great
He had more time to pay for his debts
For who he owed was dead out of regrets
Next he took him to a dreadful slum
And to a shabby shop, where a lady greedily chuckled at the outcome
For she had some new goods to sell
The dead man wouldn’t need them anymore he had gone to sweet hell
Then they went to the market
Where an old man chinked at the coins in his pocket
He wondered who the dead man left his money
The man knew he had no friends to go to his funeral and found it funny
For he knew if the late man would have been nice
Then someone would have looked after him and that was the only price
Scrooge pondered if anybody felt pity for the dead man
Or if any of them had been nice to him during his lifespan
Finally they went to Bob Crachits tiny little house
Where tiny Tim was missing, the family was sad, Scrooge felt like a louse
Scrooge begged the spirit to show him what he was going to be
Through the churchyard and into the grave Scrooge had a feeling he wouldn’t like what was next to see
There stood Scrooge turned into a rock
With his name carved on and a face of shock
He trembled and cried and begged for a change of fate
There was no answer because Scrooge carried so much hate
The only thing he could too was change his path
Become a fun loving guy and let go his wrath
Scrooge decided he would try with all his might
To keep the sinister future stay out of sight
He promised to keep Christmas in his heart all year round
And that he would be the best person around
Finally the spirit changed into a bedpost
Scrooge was back in his room without a single ghost!!
Morning came soon and so Scrooge ordered a turkey roast
He went to his family and raised a toast .
Scrooge promised he would never be mean
And the same old man would never ever again be seen
They all enjoyed Scrooge’s heart for they all knew he had become smart !
All was finally good, there was not a sad person in sight
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.