I was laying in bed the other night thinking of all of the fuzzies that are no longer with us and what their Christmas is like at the Bridge and this is what I came up with. The Ghosts of Christmas Past It's late Christmas Eve and as I'm sleeping My dreams are of stars so merrily twinkling. And as my mind soars to the sky above My heart seems to be filling with warmth and love. And then I see them, the ones that are gone Gathered around a Christmas tree singing a song. Their voices are sweet, just like the angels And their tree is being hung with raisins and bangles. Then I see Duckie, our first ferret child She's waving to me as she sings real loud. And Rocky and 'Winkle are leading the band As Maggie & Gabby stand swaying as they hold hands. While Louie, Einstein and Buckey are testing the lights Kaylah, Nanno & Vella peer in to the night. They're waiting for Joshua, Hannah and Sqeakie To bring some more goodies to hang on the tree. And when they appear they have Charlie in tow Helping to pull a sled over a light powder of snow That's just started falling since I've been here. And Kelly explains I have nothing to fear. "It's special snow we have here at the Bridge And the air doesn't feel like it came from a 'fridge". "It happens every Christmas", Madeline admits "So that we can slide and play like silly little kits". As Adele and Spanky Rose look to the sky Even in my dream I begin go cry. For out of the clouds come so many ferrets That I've never seen, but I may know their parents. And as they all slowly surrounded the tree One of the ferrets said to me "We're all OK so please tell everyone That everything's fine and we're having such fun". "And we all know that one day we'll see you again So go celebrate Christmas with your loved ones and friends. But keep an eye on those bangles and things on your trees For we might make a visit and 'borrow' two or three". As all of their voices joined and rose to the sky I knew it was time to say goodbye. And as the dream ended I knew I was lucky you see That some of the Ghosts of Christmas Past had visited me. They're all healthy, happy and fat you see And that's why my kids and the others came to me They all send their love and their very best wishes And want us all to have a very Merry Christmas!! Phyllis Elledge Unpublished Work (c) 2008 [Posted in FML 6180]