Lyn's Tasty Poem: Christmas is Love The Year Through

Lyn wrote a poem for a Christmas Contest (2010) at her work.  Read it and you'll find out the required theme for the poem!
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Christmas is Love The Year Through

by Lyn Tovar

We're like the THREE MUSKETEERS, always ready for sport.

OH, HENRY, BABY RUTH, and I

Our swashbuckling, NUTRAGEOUS, adventures abound

Through the MILKY WAY, MARS, to the sky.

Why just last week, through a portal hid

TWIX the MOUNDS on 5^th AVENUE,

We journeyed to YORK to see REECE'S KITKAT

And to watch good ol' CHARLESTON CHEW.

TOBLERONE Opera House, fine doors spread wide

Welcomed us with a SYMPHONY of sound.

Kindly MR. GOODBAR and his band of kazoos

Played Ode to ALMOND JOY as a round.

The B flat concerto known as NESTLE'S CRUNCH

Was the encore and finale intact.

The spectacle ended 'midst wild cheers and huzzahs

They threw KISSES as the stage faded to black.

We returned to our time with a trick known only to...

Well, I mustn't reveal how I know it.

Suffice it to say, we were well on our way

With judicious use of WHATCHAMACALLIT.

Amidst SNICKERS and STARBURSTS, our reentry was gained

The supervisor gave us a shout

We were fined $100 GRAND for our absence, you see

But a PAYDAY or two to sorted it out.

BABY RUTH was worn out, and HENRY was dazed

But all, with a smile on each face

Tackled our tasks with aplomb and zeal

For the approaching night of wonder and grace.

Legions of us packed packages, boxes, and bags

Near midnight to empty the shelves

That went on for miles and vast acres of ice

You guessed it, of course; Santa's elves.

“But HERSHEY”, cried HENRY to me at the dawn,

“I haven't a present for you!”

“My dear”, I replied, twinkling eyes and wide smile

“Christmas is love the year through!”