gift poem for garnet-43

i read the funny verses once again
the smile that comes is thoroughly benign
the poem does not cross the well-known line
between the piquant and the reader's bane
the north pole's not located in far maine
but that's no reason there shouldn't be a sign
directing folks to father christmas' shrine
for children some things are very plain
the pictures show a quite discerning eye
the comments a presence that's kind
the writing brings to all a pleasant smile
we see the mountain against the big sky
the tension in each moment will unwind
in pleasure at the elegance of style