Friday, December 04, 2015

Haiku Friday: Backstory on Mrs. Claus


There are some characters we just don't know much about. The Easter Bunny, for example-- how did that happen? How does he get around? Who assigned him this task? Etc. Etc.

Mrs. Claus (pictured here with her husband, Nick, and one of their adult children) is one of those characters. Here are some of the questions I have had about her:

-- Where did she go to college?
-- How did she meet Nick?
-- How did Nick talk her into moving to the North Pole?
-- Does she like wearing matching outfits?
-- Does she prefer Starbucks or Caribou?
-- What do Mr. and Mrs. Claus do for date night?
-- Did she give birth in a hospital?
-- What kind of car does she have?
-- Does she make any of the presents?
-- Who does her hair?
-- Are the "elves" really more accurately called "slaves?"

Anyways, there is a lot to cover here! I will go first:

We don't want to see
All she does for Santa; She's
His North Pole dancer.

Now it is your turn! Five syllables for the first line, seven for the second, and five at the end...

11 comments:

  1. I remember her
    She always gave out the worst
    Halloween candy.

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  2. Rob Vischer9:30 AM

    Classic bait and switch
    He was svelte, groomed in college
    I said yes, now stuck.

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  3. Anonymous9:53 AM

    So sick of Christmas…
    The music, the candy, the elves!
    Global warming, please!

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  4. After Osler's verse,
    I can never go back to
    The North Pole again.

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  5. Renée10:43 AM

    He was her last chance.
    Who else would date her? Outlandish
    hats.and obsession

    With the color red?
    But he too liked to travel
    Both had sumptuous

    Bellies. She loathed cold,
    Reindeer poop. Cantankerous
    Elves. But when eccentric
    Is your watchword,who

    Else will companion
    You through the maelstrom of life?
    Only Claus. Dear,sweet Claus.

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  6. Anonymous11:33 AM

    Medievalist:

    It's not really bad
    She looks good without the coat
    Santa: Ho ho ho!

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  7. Anonymous1:23 PM

    Mrs. Claus, oh yeah--
    She's the original Vixen
    Makes Santa's nose red.

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  8. Red dress, fur collar
    she runs the show; elves, reindeer
    they answer to her

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  9. Innocent looking
    Mrs. Claus sips her cocoa
    laced with schnapps.

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  10. IPLawnGuy6:12 PM

    Her wicked good nails
    Are honed, sharp, and crimson
    The fierce claws of Claus.

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  11. Degrees from Oxford
    Aeronautics, Zoology
    Reindeer Whisperer

    Stanford PhD
    Thesis: Yuletide Forestry
    Spent year as The Tree

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