And here is Duke's poem from the Latest Newsletter

CHRISTMAS

The credit card's paid back,
The account's now in the black,
We've had 10 days with no rain,
It must be Xmas again.

The geese have finished nesting,
The vines have done their resting.
The farmers are harvesting grain,
It must be Xmas again.

School days are almost done,
The homework battle's won,
It's time to rest that brain,
It must be Xmas again.

The Xmas ham's been paid,
The turkeys are afraid,
The postman feels the strain,
It must be Xmas again.

I'm thinking of friends afar,
And a Xmas tree with star,
A Silent Night refrain,
It must be Xmas again.

Another year and then?
It's already two thousand and ten!
My body's feeling the strain,
It must be Xmas again.

The diet is out the door,
Perhaps just one drink more.
Trying to diet in vain,
It must be Xmas again.
Happy Christmas

Duke