Rain's Thursday Art Date: Night Before Christmas

It's Thursday and that means we're meeting at Rain's for her Thursday Art Date.  This week, the theme is Night Before Christmas.  

 I first wrote this post in 2011, then showed it again on December 23, 2013.  My trees are in different places each year, as they are most years, but I hope you enjoy this look back at this Night Before Christmas when I hosted a T Tuesday event.  Today I'm sharing it with Rain and her Thursday Art Date.

 

Twas the night before Christmas

when all through 

the house,

Not a creature

was stirring,

Not even a mouse.

 

The stockings were hung on the sideboard with care,

In hopes that 

St Nicholas soon would be there.

Bleubeard was nestled all snug in his bed,

 

While visions of kitty toys danced in his head.

When outside my door there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.

 

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.

So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,

With the sleigh full of toys, and St Nicholas too.

 

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.  

He'd spotted some eggnog all frothy with foam,

 

Then stayed for hot cocoa before heading home.

But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,

"Join me at Rain's TAD, and have a great night!"

The images from the book Night Before Christmas were scanned with my thanks to Clement Clarke Moore (1779 - 1863) who wrote the poem in 1822 also called “A Visit from St. Nicholas."  All photos were by me.  Bleubeard remembers that night, too.  He remembers getting very little sleep that night.

 

Thank you ever so much for stopping by.  I am truly grateful to you, my friends, followers, readers, and lurkers for visiting.  Please also join me at Rain's Thursday Art Date and have a safe, joyous, Christmas eve.