Nan’s Christmas Buffet
I love Nan’s Christmas buffet
she makes one every year
homemade joy and giggles dipped
in winter-wonder cheer
I love Nan’s Christmas buffet
those honey-glazed warm whiles
chunks of fun on cocktail sticks
her cranberry lipstick smiles
I loved Nan’s Christmas buffet
her fizzy winks of love
stilton veins and olive eyes
now twinkling up above
I loved Nan’s Christmas buffet
her deep-filled pies of cheer
a secret family recipe
now Mum makes every year
she makes one every year
homemade joy and giggles dipped
in winter-wonder cheer
I love Nan’s Christmas buffet
those honey-glazed warm whiles
chunks of fun on cocktail sticks
her cranberry lipstick smiles
I loved Nan’s Christmas buffet
her fizzy winks of love
stilton veins and olive eyes
now twinkling up above
I loved Nan’s Christmas buffet
her deep-filled pies of cheer
a secret family recipe
now Mum makes every year
This poem is copyright (©) Mark Bird 2026
About the Writer
Mark Bird
Mark Bird is a children’s author and teacher. He was born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire and now lives in London. His debut picture book, ‘Halloween Date From Hell’ came out in October 2022 followed by ‘The Klangaroo’ in 2024. Mark has poems published in several anthologies including Ana Sampson’s ‘Heroes and Villains’, Gaby Morgan’s ‘Cosy Poems’, Brian Moses’ ‘The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems’, Kathryn Beevors’ ‘Peak Poetry’, Jonathan Humble’s ‘Sky Surfing’ and in Gill Education’s ‘Over The Moon’ series.
He also has poems featured in two 2025 anthologies from Macmillan:
‘Space - Royal Observatory Greenwich Poetry Book’, and ‘You’re Never Too Much - poems for every emotion’. Many more of Mark’s poems can be found on his website: www.Dreambeastpoems.com.
