\'Twinkle\' is one of those words
that fills you with joy as a child,
evoking thoughts of great ventures
where you could be free and be wild.
For adults though twinkling\'s more suspect
as in the eye it can mean much;
it could express laughter or fear
or joy that you\'re here
or advertise a violent crutch.
So if you see twinkling this Christmas
get out before you\'re left alone
with presents and cheer
and ten cans of beer
and an uncle that you hardly know.