12/26/2024
Peppy Pet Rescue
I so want them all to have wonderful loving forever homes
Twas the Night Before Christmas (Shelter Edition)
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the halls,
Not a bark, nor a whimper, no sound did befall.
The kennels were lined in a row with such care,
In hopes that a family soon would be there.
The dogs were curled up on their blankets so thin,
Dreaming of homes they had never been in.
With tails that once wagged now limp with despair,
They longed for kind voices and hands that would care.
And out in the office, the caretaker stayed,
For Christmas to her was just one more day.
No stockings or trees adorned her small space,
Just papers and leashes and a tired, lined face.
When out in the yard, there arose such a sound,
She opened the door and glanced all around.
The moon through the windows cast silvery light,
And bathed the sad kennels in glow, soft and white.
The dogs lifted heads, some gave a soft bark,
Their eyes filled with hope in the cold and the dark.
Was it a visitor, come bearing a treat?
Or perhaps someone special they'd longed to meet?
But no sleigh appeared, no jingling bells,
Just the wind as it whispered through empty cells.
The caretaker sighed, her heart weighed with sorrow,
For she knew it would be the same thing tomorrow.
Still, she knelt by each door, her voice soft and low,
"You’re loved," she said gently, "though the world doesn’t show.
I’ll be here tomorrow, and every day still,
To care for you all, with unwavering will."
The dogs settled down, though their lives remained bare,
Of couches, warm fires, and a family’s care.
And as the clock chimed, marking midnight's first toll,
The caretaker whispered a prayer from her soul:
"May homes come to find you, may love light your way,
And may no dog be lonely on next Christmas Day."
Then she rose, pulled her coat, and turned out the light,
"Goodnight, my dear friends, Merry Christmas, sleep tight."
by Tracy Bulino
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