The night before

In Competition No. 3129 you were invited to submit a poem entitled ‘’Twas the Night Before Brexit’. That seasonal classic ‘A Visit From St Nicholas’, more usually known as ‘The Night Before Christmas’, was published anonymously in 1823 and written by Clement Clarke Moore — or at least he claimed it was. The family of the gentleman-poet Henry Livingston Jr later contended that he was the author, and the controversy rumbles on. Space is short so I will use what remains to thank you all, veterans and newcomers alike, for your terrifically witty and well-made entries over the past 12 months. I look forward to many more in the year ahead.
 
This week’s prizewinners, printed below, earn £30 apiece. Merry Christmas!

’Twas the night before Brexit, and all through the land
The leavers strung bunting, and primed their brass band,
With The Gover in Dover, his snook cocked and sterling,
And Boris in Morris gear, hanky unfurling,
While weaseler Gisela dreamed of saving the groat,
And Farage was massaging Old Stoat in his throat —
As Jacob the Mogg gave his sprogs British bangers,
And Truss drove the bus while she juggled some clangers.