Twas the Night Before Tomesmas

Twas the hours before Tomesmas, and all through the land,
Not a Literomancer was Filking , not even Queen Sable.
The preparations were made with the upmost of care,
In hopes that the fun would soon be there.

The literomancers were snuggled all in their homes
With visions of stories to write in their tomes
With Neko in bean bag, and I on the chair,
We had just settled down with some cocoa to share

When outside of The Treehouse arose such a sound,
I sprang from my chair to see what was abound.
I raced to the window and pulled up the sash
I leaned out into the night quick as a flash.

The wind was howling with the full moon aglow,
Gave the snow covered fields light below.
On the ground I saw a sight so queer
Friends from all Houses, festive with cheer.

With loud voices calling out, so crisp and clear,
I knew in a moment Tomesmas was here.
They laughed and sang , some held flames so bright.
They paused under the tree and shouted into the night:

"Come Sable, come TaraFaeBelle, come JaySeaBoom,
"Come Dazzlinkat, come Bard with your names so many.
"Come Purpleheart, come EGryph, come friends one and all!
"To the top of the trees, to the bottom of oceans,
"It's Tomesmas, Tomesmas once again."

They shouted for us to join them, it was time for the Long Write
Time to bring out your pens and write through the night.
They had food on their backs, more than enough for us all!
They shouted for us to join them, come one and come all.

I pulled back from the window, shouting out the good news.
It was the night of feasting and writing away your blues!
As I ran down the stairs, Neko flying behind,
Past the fellow Pandas, and the decorations that shined.

We dressed up warm, from our heads to our toes,
And walked into the night air where the wind blows.
A bundle of cookies were brought for the great feast.
For us Party Pandas knew cookies were our job at least.

Our eyes, how they twinkled, our smiles all warm and bright!
Our cheeks flushed with cold, our hearts filled with delight!
Our numbers growing larger, with every second.
It was hard to ignore the voice that had beckoned.

The crew all walked to the site of the feast,
And the fires soon roared out like a beast.
The tables were set, food piled up high.
You could not help but look around and happily sigh.

We ate and we sang, our hearts beating as one.
We wrote stories and told of wars and tourneys won.
We were safe here in this circle of friends
And not a single person wanted it to end.

After the dawn came, we packed all our stuff.
We smiled and hugged and wished leaving was not so tough.
But it was time to go home, back to our beds for sleep.
Perhaps a Cuddle Pile awaited, all Pandas in heaps.

We parted House by House, some walking, some flying back to their bases.
Some remained behind still warm in embraces.
Still voices rang out, through the morning light.
"Merry Tomesmas to all and to all a good night!"   — Written by Spark, Tomesmas 2025