A Visit From BoldHighlander (with apologies to Clement C. Moore)
'Twas the night before Christmas, 'n all through the keep
Not a creature was stirring, not even Highland sheep;
The family and I had just settled to bed,
n' I kept thinking had the black cattle been fed?
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
but BoldHighlander of XMarks & his smooth collie Sassy!
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow....
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread....
N' I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he & Sassy strode out of sight,
‘Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!
Wishing all the rabble a very Merry Christmas,
and all the very best in the New Year!
God bless you & yours.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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