‘Twas Two Days Before Christmas

 

 

‘Twas two days before Christmas and outside of my house, the snow was falling as quietly as a mouse, 

The chickens were tucked into their house with care,

 In hopes that the morning would find them all alive in there.

When out on the snow there arose such a clatter,

I grabbed my camera to take photos that matter.

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But five clucking chickens, and a pile of snow, right up to here!  

 

The daylight revealed another two feet of snow

And weighted down branches that hung very low.

 

More slower than turtles and the pinto horse came.

And I whistled, and shouted, and called her by name:

Now Apache Mare! Come when I call!

To the bucket of hay, it’s time to eat all!

 

“Don’t mind if do. Nom, Nom Nom”

Five more furred critters, Yum, Yum, Yum! 

So six hungry mouths chew, bah, hum and neigh,

While their bellies fill up with tasty hay.

 

As I turned around, there in the snow, she was found!

And she was struggling and making a grunting sound.

She was dressed in a jacket with snow above her knee,

 

And I must confess, she did not look happy.

Her dog Zuni ran to and fro,

Not sure which direction to go. 

For the deep snow, Zuni has a knack,

Until it is almost as high as her back.

Her eyes how they vanished! Her canines how sharp!

Her ears were like antennae, her voice was a bark.

My daughter arrived with a smile so big,

I knew that the snow, she would help us dig.

 

A wink of my eye and a twist of my head

Soon gave you to know you have nothing to dread.

And then in a twinkling, I heard my daughter from the roof

 

Santa needs to bring the Tooth Fairy, because I lost a toof!

 

 

But there in the snow, I saw my neighbor Val’s car was stuck!

 

And look! Help is near in the form of a truck.

 

The nice driver he pulled her car from the snow,

And then he came over to my driveway to plow!

This kind fellow plowed with his truck, to help make sure we won’t get stuck.

And when he was through we heard heard him say,

 

Please! No more snow! Just bring me hay!

 

Happy Christmas to all and Hip Hip Hooray!