De Clark
12-13-2005, 12:12 AM
> >Christmas Rescue
> >Twas the night before Xmas when all thru the house,
> >Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse.
> >
> >The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
> >In hopes that St. Nickolaus soon would be there.
> >
> >The children all nestled all snug in their beds,
> >With No thought of the dog filling their heads.
> >
> >And mamma in her kerchief and I in my cap,
> >Knew the dog was cold, but didn't care about that.
> >
> >When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
> >I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter!
> >
> >Away to the window I flew like a flash,
> >Figuring the dog broke his chain and got into the trash.
> >
> >The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
> >Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below.
> >
> >When what to my wondering eyes should appear-
> >But Santa Clause with eyes full of tears
> >
> >He unchained the dog once so lively and quick,
> >Last years Xmas present now painfully sick
> >
> >More rapid than eagles he called the dog's name
> >And the dog ran right to him despite, all his pain.
> >
> >Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen.
> >On Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen!
> >
> >To the top of the porch to the top of the wall-
> >Let's find him a home where he'll be loved by all.
> >
> >I knew in an instant there'd be no gifts this year,
> >For Santa had made one thing very clear
> >
> >The gift of a dog is not just for the season-
> >We had gotten the dog for all the wrong reasons
> >
> >In our haste to think of the kids-what a gift!
> >There was one important thing that we missed.
> >
> >A dog should be family, and cared for the same
> >You don't give a Gift, then put it on a chain
> >
> >And I heard him explain as he rode out of site
> >YOU WEREN'T GIVEN A GIFT, YOU WERE GIVEN A LIFE!
> >Twas the night before Xmas when all thru the house,
> >Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse.
> >
> >The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
> >In hopes that St. Nickolaus soon would be there.
> >
> >The children all nestled all snug in their beds,
> >With No thought of the dog filling their heads.
> >
> >And mamma in her kerchief and I in my cap,
> >Knew the dog was cold, but didn't care about that.
> >
> >When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
> >I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter!
> >
> >Away to the window I flew like a flash,
> >Figuring the dog broke his chain and got into the trash.
> >
> >The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
> >Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below.
> >
> >When what to my wondering eyes should appear-
> >But Santa Clause with eyes full of tears
> >
> >He unchained the dog once so lively and quick,
> >Last years Xmas present now painfully sick
> >
> >More rapid than eagles he called the dog's name
> >And the dog ran right to him despite, all his pain.
> >
> >Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen.
> >On Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen!
> >
> >To the top of the porch to the top of the wall-
> >Let's find him a home where he'll be loved by all.
> >
> >I knew in an instant there'd be no gifts this year,
> >For Santa had made one thing very clear
> >
> >The gift of a dog is not just for the season-
> >We had gotten the dog for all the wrong reasons
> >
> >In our haste to think of the kids-what a gift!
> >There was one important thing that we missed.
> >
> >A dog should be family, and cared for the same
> >You don't give a Gift, then put it on a chain
> >
> >And I heard him explain as he rode out of site
> >YOU WEREN'T GIVEN A GIFT, YOU WERE GIVEN A LIFE!