‘Twas the night before Christmas, the children in bed,
The Christmas tree decorated, the Bible they’d read’
Everything had gone so well, how lucky could I be!
Then I heard a shrieking noise, the cat knocked down the tree.
Nancy P. Swartz
Uniontown, Pa.
‘Twas the night before Christmas, all the cows were in the barn,
No need to be alarmed, I turned around, there stood the bull, O’ darn,
As I opened the gate for him to make his way back in,
My husband graced me with a full-faced grin.
The Rohr Family
Kensington, Ohio
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and I knew I would feel like a clown
To be singing in the choir, and have my pantyhose fall down;
As I yanked and tugged them ’round my pendulous belly
‘Twas clearly a sign of too much cake, jam and jelly!
Colette Leskovyansky
Dennison, Ohio
‘Twas the night before Christmas, feeling sad and alone,
Without my dear farmer, how could Christmas come?
But I heard in my heart, in his voice so clear,
“Let Christmas come honey, I’m celebrating with God this year!”
Joyce K. Wetherell
New Alexandria, Ohio
‘Twas the night before Christmas and I was so sad
For my dog and my cat ate all that I had
No turkey, no stuffing, no salad, no pie
I sat all alone with a tear in my eye.
They knew what they did — it was all over their faces,
But that didn’t matter — it’s the mess that my place is.
Even though they were bad I do love them dearly
For my dog and my cat mean everything to me.
Maryann Lee
Cadiz, Ohio
