Christmas in Rudeville part four

Each day, Rudeville's trash,

Grew fat and grew fatter

Filled with "Thank you, please"

And "What is the matter?"

Until the cave near the cove

Was packed to the woods

With thousands of pounds

Of sweet brotherhoods.

On Christmas Eve,

Santa's sleigh covered with bells

Arrived from the North,

Filled with glittery shells.

Santa thanked Hattie

And they took a short stroll,

When Santa shared his inspired goal...

"I'll give them coal,

This year, I suppose,

And we'll wrap it with ribbons of rose,

But I want to add filler

To keep it from rattling,

And maybe the filler will help

Stop them from battling.

We'll give a pinch of polite,

And, of manners, a measure,

And a rub of respect,

From your cave full of treasure."

For hours they worked

Filling boxes of gold

With levels of love

And pebbles of coal.

When near-midnight came,

And they finally finished,

Hattie doubted the rudeness

Would be scarcely diminished.

Come morning, from Rudeville Hill,

On the town the two spied.

Hattie heard in the distance

As the villagers cried.

From his manor,

The mud-slinging mayor made his way,

And marched to the courthouse,

Cursing Santa's day.

That year's drama queen,

From her parade, promenaded,

While Santa's good name,

She lambasted and berated.

Cranky Carl, Thoughtless Teddy,

And don't forget Betty,

Proved themselves

Still ill-tempered and petty.

Hattie bawled and Santa frowned,

Even the reindeer were embarrassed,

At Rudeville,

Where kindness was rarest.

Then, Hattie saw something

That shocked her a bit.

Teddy held the door for Betty

At a local transit.

Here and there,

Mind you, it was but two or three,

Rudies were showing some civility.

As days after Christmas began to go for',

The coal became something

The Rudies chose to ignore.

But the stores did seem a little less cruel,

And so did the school,

And someone even did not object to a rule.

Suddenly, someone's heart almost melts.

And then, someone else,

And someone else, too.

Was that someone else you?