12 Days of Haiku Christmas

'Twas a couple of weeks before Christmas, when all through the Haidan

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Not a Haiyo was stirring, not even a mouse;
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The Kaishi were hung by the chimney with care,
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In hopes that the Master Basho soon would be there;
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The Tenja was nestled all snug on his mat,
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While visions of Senryu danced in his head,
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AIKA in her “kerchief”,
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OldSchoolBill in his hat,
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Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
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When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
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I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter,

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Away to the window I flew like a flash,

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The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

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When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

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But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

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And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

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“Now Yutsuko! now, Zadhiya! now, Suki & Suma
On, Sumi! On Tadako! on, Taido and Taka”

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Down the chimney The Master Basho came with a bound.

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And his kimono was all tarnished with ashes and soot;

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He placed the GIFT under the tree with great care
“The World is a better Place Because YOU are There”

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But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."

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