The Night Before Christmas - By Troy Lynn Eckart
 
Twas the night before Christmas and all through our home
The ferrets were playing, though the house they did roam
 
I knew they would all soon be fast asleep
No sounds would be heard not even a peep
 
The candy canes were hung on the tree with care
With hopes the ferrets weren't notice them there
 
Pumpkin pies were cooking from our ovens heat
Awaiting the ferrets for their morning treat
 
With me in my sweats, and Eizzie in her blankie
We all settled in for the night except Sweetie
 
Excitedly she ran from room to room
And stopped in the kitchen to attack our broom
 
When it fell to the floor it made such a clatter
All ferrets came to see what was the matter
 
Oh, Zipper, oh Coco. oh Socks and Weazzie
Oh, Misty, oh Dusty, oh Bud, and Binky
 
They spotted the tree and my what a fuss
Climbing the tree was absolutely a must
 
Then Friskie and Randa the limbs they did climb
And Randa promptly left poor Friskie behind
 
Spritely quickly skittered up the tree to the top
Only to tackle Bobbie and down they did flop
 
Only a 2 foot tree, you need not worry
All I saw was two fuzzbeans that were blurry
 
Down at the bottom the others did cheer
Hey, now it's our turn, we have no fear!
 
As I sat on the futon and watched them all play
I thought to myself, thank God for this and every day.
[Posted in FML issue 5103]