(Missing the rest.) I wrote the original and lost it, so I had to go off memory.

If you wake before the rest.

She says to me,

On Christmas Day,

Listen dear,

To what I say,

If you wake,

Before the rest,

You mustn’t speak.

Stay Silent please.

If you wake before the rest,

Just wait for them,

And do believe.

If you wake before the rest,

Don’t draw attention,

But silently,

What comes next,

Is never set.

So do be patient,

With the rest.

Some will wake at morning time,

Some might sleep until it’s 9,

But they all come in due time.

If not this life,

Maybe next time.

Now if you know

Before you go,

Remember,

Santa’s elves are watching you,

The tree bears witness,

And is proof,

In Mary’s Magic will proclaim,

The truths received,

On that great day.

If you wake before the rest,

You must know,

It’s just one test.

So silently,

Please do heed,

This one thing.

You can’t explain,

The gifts received.

Or tell them

What the night did bring.