12/25 Monday - Merry Christmas

A Christmas Poem from 2020

by John Elwell, 5:30PM class
‘Twas almost Christmas, this difficult year
2020 was a long one, with little to cheer
An awful virus, too much anger and hate
A long difficult year, it seems was our fate

A bright spot for me was the True Spirit box
The WODs and the people, it’s a place that just rocks
The last WOD before Christmas was over and done
We all quite enjoyed it, each and every last one

Now the gym was empty as I stretched on the floor
I had stayed after class to cool down a bit more
From above I felt a gust of cold air
Santa came down the climbing rope, with red coat and white hair

Quietly I sat as Santa went this way and that
Trying out the equipment even though he was fat
A kettlebell, a wall ball, he handled them well
It seems Santa’s a CrossFitter, I could just tell

He had no sack with him, not a treat nor a toy
But his eyes how they twinkled and seemed full of joy
Before the whiteboard he stood, stroking his beard
In an instant I saw that the whiteboard was cleared

Touching his nose and nodding his head
A message appeared, soon to be read
He turned back to the rope, gave me a nod and a wink
Then like a true CrossFitter, was up the rope in a blink

I went to the white board to see what he wrote
A workout of the day? Or just a short note?
The writing was beautiful, hand written and clear
And the message he wrote brought me some cheer

“Your last gift in this year of challenges and fear
Is True Spirit, both the feeling, and the gym so near
The true spirit of people, caring for all
Helping friends and others, in big ways and small

And True Spirit the gym, where you come to get fit
To better yourself, and to learn your true grit
The WODs, the challenges, the new people you meet
Working out together to achieve that next feat”

I smiled at the note full of life and of hope
(Still wondering how Santa went so fast up that rope)
Thanks to True Spirit athletes, who make the place fun
Thanks to True Spirit and Coach Leslie for a job well done. ​