Merry Christmas from the Outers!
The fireplace crackled,
Its flames so bright
Shining through the windows,
Onto the cold winter night
The turkey was roasting
Its aroma so sweet
As a little girl was singing
A carol from her sheet
She had skin so pale
It was white as the snow!
And hair raven-black,
Even and straight upon her brow
She sang of joy,
And love, and of light
She sang of Christ being born
On a cold winter night
She sang of the love
That we feel on Christmas day
But that really should be present,
Every month, in every way!
That magical feeling--
Like our souls taking flight
Even through the chill
And pitch-black night
She sang of harmony
And of being like one
With everybody rejoicing
So that peace will have begun
As Hotaru sang,
The doorbell rang,
And the child jumped for joy at the sight!
For, you see, this was her Haruka-papa
Coming home tonight!
A lovely slim woman came out of the kitchen
And wrapped Haruka in a warm, tight embrace
She whispered 'Merry Christmas darling!'
And brought a smile to her beloved's hard face
The whole family gathered—
Setsuna, Haruka, Michiru, Hotaru:
And each took a package from under the tree
The gifts were small
A trivial expense each
But what lessons of smiling, of joy,
Of love did they teach!
As the clock struck eleven,
Hotaru's eyelids drooped,
The girl leaned her head on Haruka's lap and thought,
'home is heaven'
She was gently scooped
And carried to her bed
With the magic of Christmas
Inside her heart and her head
She truly believed in the Christmas Light,
And wished for everybody to share it, every day, every night
~ MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE OUTER SCOUTS!
Author's Note:
Merry Christmas everybody! And please, in the spirit of the holidays, please kindly review if you've read this!