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With Apologies to Mr. Moore
A new version of Twas the Night Before Christmas created by committee.
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Sometime before Christmas


You remember the poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clemete Moore? Well, with apologies to Mr. Moore, we plan to create a new poem in that style. Therefore, anyone who wishes, may contribute one line at a time. You may contribute as many as you wish, but only one line per post. The rhyming pattern should be, A,A,B,B,C,C,D,D, etc.

Here is the style:

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their bed,
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads,


THE RULES


1. Contribute only one line of poetry per post.
2. Follow the basic style of the classic poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clemete Moore.
3. You may post as many times as you wish.
4. The rhyming pattern should be: A,A,B,B,C,C,D,D, etc.
5. For now, that is the rules, however new rules may be posted as needed.

We plan to extract some of the posts and create a static item using the posts. Hopefully, we will be able to create the longest Christmas Poem in the world (or at least on Stories.Com.)

As always in my In & Outs...
We want you to enjoy the experience!!

Christmas Line: Writer of the Winds
Time: 12-17-02 @ 10:08am
Christmas Line: Twas a bit before Christmas, and all over the place,

Christmas Line: Penemue
Time: 12-19-02 @ 10:31am
Christmas Line: the poor mouse ran, as the hungry cat gave chase,

Christmas Line: Red Writing Hood
Time: 12-20-02 @ 12:58am
Christmas Line: They climbed up on chairs and even up walls.

Christmas Line: David J IS Death & Taxes
Time: 12-20-02 @ 7:03am
Christmas Line: Out on the lawn there arose such a rumble

Christmas Line: Writer of the Winds
Time: 12-20-02 @ 9:00am
Christmas Line: There were eight tiny reindeer all in a jumble

Christmas Line: gailey
Time: 12-23-02 @ 6:30pm
Christmas Line: What did they collide with, I asked myself

Christmas Line: CactuarJoe
Time: 01-11-03 @ 3:15am
Christmas Line: Out on the lawn, Santa surveyed the carnage

Christmas Line: deemac
Time: 12-11-03 @ 10:31am
Christmas Line: Thinking, "Hey, that old sleigh needs a new coat of varnish."

Christmas Line: Writer of the Winds
Time: 12-29-03 @ 9:27am
Christmas Line: I'll set those elves to working back at the Pole,

Christmas Line: Jeffrey Whalen (Cyrin)
Time: 06-22-04 @ 4:49pm
Christmas Line: another few years, and they'll have earned back their souls

Christmas Line: PoeticDeLite
Time: 06-22-04 @ 5:20pm
Christmas Line: the elves hated Santa's plan more old fruit cake

Christmas Line: deemac
Time: 08-04-04 @ 3:00pm
Christmas Line: So that night while he slept, the chief elf stayed awake

Christmas Line: Wolfwalker
Time: 12-06-05 @ 11:00pm
Christmas Line: He figured and plotted, came up with a plan

Christmas Line: Daily His
Time: 11-02-07 @ 10:53pm
Christmas Line: meant to embarrass this too jolly boss man.

Christmas Line: Coal
Time: 11-05-07 @ 3:36pm
Christmas Line: He gathered the elves from each nook and cranny

Christmas Line: Princess♥BooBoo
Time: 11-05-07 @ 3:39pm
Christmas Line: He even gathered the one old elf-nanny

Christmas Line: Ravenwand, Rising Star!
Time: 11-05-07 @ 6:04pm
Christmas Line: He drew up a game plan, and then, just for spite

Christmas Line: Coal
Time: 11-06-07 @ 1:42pm
Christmas Line: He drew 31 backups (it took half the night)

Christmas Line: NOVAcatmando
Time: 12-24-08 @ 9:09am
Christmas Line: But the Elf plot was soon foiled

Christmas Line: Steve Ellen
Time: 12-24-08 @ 10:31am
Christmas Line: And Blitzen's reputation was soiled

Christmas Line: Steve Ellen
Time: 12-26-08 @ 10:50am
Christmas Line: When Santa and Rudolph peeked into his pen

Christmas Line: Steve Ellen
Time: 12-26-08 @ 10:51am
Christmas Line: And noticed that Donner was his special friend

Total Displayed: 22

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