It’s Christmas! Ring the Monastery bell,
As we with joy recall that first Noël
When shepherds, watching through the lonely night,
Were over-awed by heaven’s glorious light.

With cheer, we’ll greet our brother monks, and sisters,
And amnesty extend to Pythonistas,
And other erring souls; foreach, today,
We wish bright blessings in a long @array.

And tho’ at times, alas!, we make a %hash
Of our Monastic Rule, with insults rash
And words unkind: today we start anew
And map our way with kinder goals in view.

A maid needs help with syntax? We’ll not fail ’er.
A hill of bugs is in our way? We’ll $scalar.
Tho’ all the year in Perl we script — and well, —
Today it’s “Per”, in honour of Noël.

© 2014

Merry Christmas!

Athanasius <°(((>< contra mundum Iustus alius egestas vitae, eros Piratica,

In reply to Noël, Noël by Athanasius

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