‘Twas the 7th of December, and all through the night,
We eagerly watched for the Farmers’ Festival of Lights.
The streets of North Durham rang in celebration,
As the streets lined with folk spanning three generations.
The children were nestled all snug in their coats,
Awaiting the parade of holiday floats.
Carols rang out and we all stopped to listen,
As more guests arrived for this yearly tradition.
Out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
As neighbours and families filled the crisp night with chatter.
From driveways and windows, filling each porch,
Excitement and joy all around Durham-North.
Then we spotted the spark of the first Christmas light:
The parade had begun with an angel in white!
One after another the tractors they came,
And we whistled and shouted and called them by name.
To Tyrone, to Eniskillen, to Haydon and Enfield,
Came snowmen and shepherds, Christmas trees on wheels.
The Grinch from Whoville! Graceful horses with bells!
Candy-canes, mangers and blithe, waving elves!
And there in the twinkling, amidst all the floats
Came the prancing and pawing of antler-clad goats.
Then, what to our wondering eyes should appear,
But a jolly St. Nick in a twinkling John Deere!
He waved from his sleigh, then rolled off down the street,
And we turned to our houses, intent on Christmas sweets.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight:
“Happy Christmas to all, and to Durham, good night!”
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Sue Sutcliffe got her first taste of the Internet in 1993 and has been assisting organizations market themselves ever since. Sue turned her eyes to reaching out and teaching people how to get more out of the Internet via group presentations and one-to-one coaching after a decade in the website development business, and after amassing a strong team of WEBSITEtalent, and a successful website company aWEBthatWORKS.
Posts by Sue Sutcliffe
- 23 Dec 2011 Tyrone, Haydon, Enniskillen & Enfield Farmers’ Christmas Festival of Lights, in Clarington&Talent
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- 08 Nov 2010 9 Steps to Social Media Success (November 9th, 2010) – Ajax, in Ajax&Technology
- 04 Oct 2010 Here’s a great example of out of the box thinking…, in Uncategorized
- 22 Jun 2010 Absolutely pumped for @artoftransition.ca “THINK DURHAM: Creative Think Tank” @UOIT today, in 20100622 Think Tank&Uncategorized
- 04 Apr 2010 What Are You Dreaming Of Durham Region?, in Feedback
- 18 Dec 2009 Pictures are up!, in 20091217 Cocktail Party
- 17 Dec 2009 Quick reminder about tonight’s Cocktail Party, in 20091217 Cocktail Party
- 10 Dec 2009 More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth., in Uncategorized
- 10 Dec 2009 Sue Sutcliffe wants you to see something, in 20091217 Cocktail Party
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