Merry Hankmas (part ii)

It's that time of year again!  Hankmas time (click here if you missed last year.....)

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE HANKMAS....

Twas the night before Hankmas, when all through the house

A snoring Hankers slept, a little louder than a mouse.

Hank had eaten a big meal of bread stew,

And he'd snuck some crumbs in the kitchen, maybe one or two.

Daisy had eaten her yogurt and dry food,

And Duchess ate anything that could not elude.

But now all dogs and cats were off in dreamland,

Tomorrow Santy Paws might come, he's in high demand!

Hank was not sure if it was part of a dream,

But there was a loud noise or so it would seem.

Was it a squirrel, a mouse, or Duchess the cat?

Or maybe a possum, a bird, or a big flying bat!  

Hank went to the window and tight pressed his nose,

Curtains to the side with nose pushing throws!

And a flash of red and a hint of white,

Hank saw something faint out in the moonlight.

That something turned around and headed Hank's way,

And what were those furry animals, did they come to play?

The front one had a great big red shiny nose,

And they all flew with hooves there in place of their toes!

Hank knew who it was - the great Santy Paws,

Along with his reindeer who didn't follow the gravity laws.

Santy Paws called from his sleigh up so high,

"All animals I come bearing gifts you can't buy!"

"I come bearing morsels of food oh so tasty,

a rawhide sandwich, a peanut butter pastry!"

Hearing this made little Hank wag his tail,

Because he knew he'd been good - that he did not fail.

Hank looked up in sky to see the sleigh's location, 

He stared at the stars with great concentration.

And that star that twinkled, just a little too red,

Now shot through the sky right over his head!

Santy Paws and the sleigh were right over up above!

Those great hoofed animals, he called to and said with love,

"Go reindeer, please fly, up into the sky!

"Fly over roofs and mountains tops ever so high!"

And then as graceful as they flew all around,

They landed on the roof with hardly a sound!

The noise on the roof was not what you'd think,

Just the jingle of bells: twinkle twinkle clink clink.

Hank just waited staring up there at the ceiling, 

Then through the fireplace came something quite revealing!

There were shadows and clouds of ash and some dust, 

And Hank smelled with his nose, the smell of reindeer musk!

It was Santy Paws indeed, he knew now for sure,

What would he bring Hank, this year on his tour?

He left all the presents over out by the tree,

For Daisy, for Duchess, for Hank - that's three!

Daisy and Hank got rawhides the size of a kitty!

Duchess got a new collar, so pink and so pretty!

But Santy Paws was gone as quickly as he came,

Just another flash of red and up the chimney the same.

The presents, the reindeer - it all happened so fast
And how did Santy Paws cover distance so vast?
On one hand Hank really wanted to know
But instead the seeds of imagination he did sow

Hank ran to the window and looked back in the sky,

Santy Paws flew away, the sleigh led by reindeer so high.

And Santy Paws said as the sleigh banked to the right,

"Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!"

MERRY HANKMAS!!!

Merry Hankmas!

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE HANKMAS....

Twas the night before Hankmas, when all through the house

Little Buddy Bear dreamed - add sweetness, a heavy douse.

Out in the living room, all was silent and hush,

Sweet dreams had begun, to the morning no rush.

Daisy and Duchess, lay asleep in their bed,

Duchess dreamed of eating more, Daisy dream-ran instead.

All little animals hoped that sometime in the night,

Santy Paws would visit, oh they hoped that he might!

Then out in the yard there was a large bang,

Or was it a Christmas bell on a sleigh that Hank heard rang?

Hank jumped from his sleep and to the window he hurried,

What was the noise?  Around the corner he scurried.

Out in the yard, Hank saw nothing strange,

A street lamp was lit, was that a squirrel with mange?

But then in the distance, something remarkable appeared,

Hank thought he saw a sleigh over the houses it cleared!

And in front of the sleigh there were large furry creatures

With brown hair and hooves, and heads with pointy features.

Reindeer they must be, so nimble and quick,

And who was that in the sleigh, was it St. Nick?

But listening close, it was not St. Nick at all,

Hank heard a loud holler - from the sleigh came a call,

"Sweet doggies and kitties and little guinea pigs,

all animals so cute, from the smalls to the bigs..."

"I come bearing treats for the animals all around,"

"I'm Santy Paws, you know, St. Nicholas the Hound!"

Oh how excited little Hanker Bear became,

It was the Santy Paws, the one of great fame!

Now the question became would Santy Paws come by?

And what would he bring if he came from the sky?

Hank had been good the whole year so long, 

Duchess and Daisy had also done no wrong!

And sure as could be, Hank heard up on the roof,

Was that the sound of a sleigh and did Hank hear a hoof?

As soon as those sounds transpired up above,

Santy Paws came down the chimney with a great noisy shove.

A red coat with white trim he was proudly wearing

Hank hoped that from the red bag there would be treats for the sharing.

Santy Paws glistened with happiness and wonder,

While reindeer pranced on the roof with hooves like thunder.

Down on the floor Santy Paws placed his big bag.

Hank thought of the great treats and his tail did so wag!

Opening the bag, Santy Paws looked deep inside

And then he opened the bag up oh quite so wide!

Wouldn't you know, to Hank's disbelief,

Out came a giant rawhide in the shape of a wreath.

And for Daisy a rawhide of the same size,

Some tuna in a can for Duchess was her prize.

As quickly as he'd come and dropped off the treats,

Santy Paws left up the chimney how fast he retreats.

The clamor of hooves on the roof Hank did hear,

And back to the window Buddy Bear went to peer.

To Hank's wondering eyes he saw the team fly away,

The reindeer in front, Santy Paws back in the sleigh.

And Santy Paws said as he flew into the moonlight,

"Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!"

MERRY HANKMAS!!!