A Visit from Bacca
T'was the night before Life Day, when all through Kashyyyk,
The Wookiees had just settled down for the week,
Their houses which hung from the tops of the trees,
Kept them safe and warm in the cold forest breeze,
The children were nestled by the light of the moon,
In hopes the Great Bacca would visit them soon,
Yet the guards were awake, bowcasters in hand,
Just in case any trespassers came to their land,
When out by the sea there arose such a clatter,
They ran from their posts to see what was the matter,
Away to the shoreline they went in a hurry,
As the snowflakes fell and the animals scurried,
To the edge of the shore they eventually came,
Only to find that things looked just about the same,
When what to their wandering eyes did appear,
But a small group of ships in Kashyyyk's atmosphere,
With twin ion engines to make their turns tighter,
The Wookiees knew in a moment they must be TIE fighters,
Their bowcasters ready, they began to take aim,
When they heard another Wookiee call them by name,
"Now, Alrrark! Now, Chalmun! Now, Greybok and Tarr!
On, Gungi! On, Harrgun! On, Roshyk and Yarr!
To defeat these invaders, you must split them apart!
Spread out! Spread out! Give yourselves a head start!"
The guards spoke not a word, but obeyed the command,
Spreading themselves out on the coarse, rough sand,
More rapid than Kinrath, the TIE fighters flew,
But luckily, the Wookiees knew just what to do,
Each Wookiee fired from a different location,
Forcing the fighters to break their formation,
As they tried to keep up with their targets below,
They neared the tall trees and forced themselves to go slow,
While the ships were distracted and unable to fight,
The guards raised their weapons and kept the fighters in sight,
Each Wookiee then fired a shot towards the sky,
Which weaved through the tree tops and damaged a TIE,
Remaining on guard and still paying attention,
The guards heard the crackling of each ion engine,
As they held up their weapons and were standing their ground,
The TIE fighters finally fell with a bound,
The explosions from the crash caused the forest to glow,
Though the fires were quickly suppressed by the snow,
Once the guards were safe, they all looked for the Wookiee,
Who had called out and helped them as if they were rookies,
They heard a loud roar and then started to blanch,
When they saw an old Wookiee standing still on a branch,
He was tall and old, his fur a dark shade,
And he held the Great Bacca's Ceremonial Blade,
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Gave the Wookiees to know they had nothing to dread,
With his sword in its sheath and his fur still unkempt,
And giving a nod, into the forest he went,
The guards watched in awe as the Great Bacca dashed,
He'd been there for a moment, and was now gone in a flash,
But they heard him exclaim, ere he leapt out of sight,
"Happy Life Day to all, and to all a good night!"
