Santa Claus gives me pause; a lie well & living.
Robs our kids & underbids the worth of giving.
Why the red herring to hide generosity?
They’d be best served passing out gifts from ‘neath the tree.
Wasting formative years on receipt from a lie.
Once they know the truth, they rightfully lie & buy.
Santa’s their very first lie, he’s Trust’s first crack.
Once that starts to slip, quite a fight to get it back.
Santa don’t have to die; pivot him to mascot.
A folksy tale tells kids to give & give a lot.
L.B.Stowe 