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R'tashana Hhaig's “Night Before Starlight Celebration†- Stagnetti - 12-24-2014
Brief setup: Tashana is a recently freed slave who resides at the Phoenix Rose. This is something that happened to her on Starlight Celebration Eve.
Twas Starlight Celebration Eve, when all through the Rose
Not a creature was stirring, not even the crows
Tashana’s yukata was hung in her closet with care
Her regular clothes in the dresser, so Tashana was bare!
The rest of the residents were all snug in their beds
While visions of freedom danced in their heads
And Vaughn in his ‘kerchief and Jaques in his cap
Had just settled their brains for a long winter’s nap
When outside her window there arose such a clatter
She sprang out of bed to see what was the matter
She threw open the window with style and flair
Then realized she was naked, so found something to wear
The moon shone down on the new fallen snows
It covered everything, even the chocobos
When what to her wondering eyes should appear
But a stranger on the lawn, and she started to fear
But when she looked a bit closer, she formed an idea
“It’s Starlight Celebration Eve, so this is the Saint of Nymeia!â€
In a sled pulled by coeurls, those beautiful cats
He called out their names and they took off like bats
“Now Morris! Now Toonces! Now Scratchy and Lion-O!
On Sylvester! On Azrael! On Garfield and Figaro!
To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!â€
So up to the top of the Phoenix Rose did they fly
With a sled full of gifts and that magical guy
She rubbed her eyes once, not believing what she saw
But then she heard on the roof the scratch of each coeurl paw
As she drew in her head and was turning around
Down the chimney he came with a leap and a bound
His skin covered with ashes. Oh what a sight!
Tashana first thought he must be a Duskwight
A bundle of gifts he had flung on his back
And he looked like a peddler just opening his sack
His eyes were dark brown, but yet they still twinkled
The bell on his cap, with each step it tinkled
His mouth had just a small overbite
And the beard on his chin was black as midnight
A hot roast beef sammich was in his right hand
He took a big bite as the room he then scanned
He had a thin face but a round little belly
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly Elezen
If Jaques ate too much, this he could have been!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Let Tashana know she had nothing to dread
He spoke not a word, but went straight to work
He took all Vaughn’s stockings, giving Tashana a smirk
And laying a finger aside of his nose
He walked out the front door of the Phoenix Rose
He rushed to the lawn, gave his coeurls a shout
They flew to the ground and then turned about
He climbed in and left, but as he rode out of sight
He called “Happy Starlight Celebration to all! And to all a good night!â€
Merry Christmas, everyone!
RE: R'tashana Hhaig's “Night Before Starlight Celebration†- Antain - 12-24-2014
Best. Poem. Ever!
I still can't stop laughing. Thank you, Tashana! And Happy Holidays to the RPC!
RE: R'tashana Hhaig's “Night Before Starlight Celebration†- Kyatai - 12-26-2014
Very, very cute!!!
Great job, Tashana!
RE: R'tashana Hhaig's “Night Before Starlight Celebration†- Katherine Vokare - 12-26-2014
I loved every word of this poem!
