In this poem/story, on Christmas Eve an 8-year-old boy tries to solve a mystery. Every morning the ornaments on the Christmas tree are on different branches.
Suspecting that a prankster has been moving the ornaments, the boy hides near the tree in hope of catching the prankster.
"There was a logical explanation –
Of that, there was no doubt.
Like Sherlock Holmes,
I would figure it out."
However, the best laid plan sometimes goes awry. There is a wonderful, surprising solution to the mystery.
Excerpt:
As twilight turned
To darkness deep,
I thought it unlikely
That I could sleep.
Because I am only eight,
And it was getting very late,
I was told to go to bed,
But an unsolved puzzle
Raced through my head.
A mystery needed to be solved,
And I would do it!
I was resolved!
When it was too dark
For anyone to see,
I found a hiding place
Near the Christmas tree.
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Joseph Rogers has other stories, poems, and novels that include:
The Mysterious Gift
Essential Things
A Stranger in the Night
Wally the Wacky Wizard
Sentinels at the Gates: A Telepathic Thriller
Travelers of Time
The Chronicles of Caroline Casey
Hallowed Eve, Hallowed Day: a supernatural suspense story
Maiden of Orleans: A Bayou Thriller
Moonlight Warriors: A Tale of Two Hit Men
The Powers That Be: A Supernatural Thriller
Realm of Haden: A Space-Age Fantasy
The Snow Maiden
Sprite of the Light: a fairy tale
A Princess and her Five Suitors: a fairy tale
The author’s website JoeRogers.homestead.com includes information about his other poems, stories, novels, and plays.
Suspecting that a prankster has been moving the ornaments, the boy hides near the tree in hope of catching the prankster.
"There was a logical explanation –
Of that, there was no doubt.
Like Sherlock Holmes,
I would figure it out."
However, the best laid plan sometimes goes awry. There is a wonderful, surprising solution to the mystery.
Excerpt:
As twilight turned
To darkness deep,
I thought it unlikely
That I could sleep.
Because I am only eight,
And it was getting very late,
I was told to go to bed,
But an unsolved puzzle
Raced through my head.
A mystery needed to be solved,
And I would do it!
I was resolved!
When it was too dark
For anyone to see,
I found a hiding place
Near the Christmas tree.
*****************************
Joseph Rogers has other stories, poems, and novels that include:
The Mysterious Gift
Essential Things
A Stranger in the Night
Wally the Wacky Wizard
Sentinels at the Gates: A Telepathic Thriller
Travelers of Time
The Chronicles of Caroline Casey
Hallowed Eve, Hallowed Day: a supernatural suspense story
Maiden of Orleans: A Bayou Thriller
Moonlight Warriors: A Tale of Two Hit Men
The Powers That Be: A Supernatural Thriller
Realm of Haden: A Space-Age Fantasy
The Snow Maiden
Sprite of the Light: a fairy tale
A Princess and her Five Suitors: a fairy tale
The author’s website JoeRogers.homestead.com includes information about his other poems, stories, novels, and plays.
