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'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE KISSMAS
(Adapted from the words of A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore,
with apologies to the author.) By STM4
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the land,
Not a creature was stirring, except Eliza's band.
The stockings were hung by Ivy with care,
In hopes that William soon would be there.
Friend Rupert arrived with stern Mrs. Parker,
Most punctual of all, Moses came later;
Herr Hildegard and Tilly and Honeychurch in his hat,
Frank killed Henry (and Stirling), but he's there for a chat.
When out on the street arose such a clatter,
Eliza sprang from the room to see what was the matter;
Away from the window she flew like a flash,
Tore open the door, her manner quite rash.
Dust from the coal on the new-fallen snow,
Gave a layer of murk for our favorite show;
When what to our Scarleteer eyes did see,
But a Scotland Yard carriage and two young PC's.
With Arthur the driver so boldly and clear,
We knew in that moment the Inspector was here.
More rapid than horses the fanfic writers they came,
The challenge to write kisses, we call them by name:
Write Berries! Now, Auntdinaner! Now, EsmeL and LadyLes424!
On, LynnyB! On, Kallyknits! On, Pureoaknut and STM4!
To find the right word! To make the right call!
Now delete away! Delete away! Delete away all!
Write Mistletoe Stories, and the pages did fly,
When they met with an obstacle, they made a good try;
The task to channel showrunner sweet Rachael New,
Maybe a mystery for Eliza and include William too —
On to the stories, Team Scarlet gave a yell,
And here they all come, we hope they're swell;
And you'll hear them exclaim, ere they drove out of view—
Happy Christmas to all, and hurry up Season Two!
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When you have the opportunity, go read the stories on the Scarleteers website.
https://scarleteers.wordpress.com/fan-fiction/mistletoe-berries/
Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night!
And Happy (Rachael) New Year!