<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>----- Forwarded Message ----<BR>From: Holly <<A href="mailto:winterhollyberry@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:winterhollyberry@yahoo.com">winterhollyberry@yahoo.com</A>><BR>To: <A href="mailto:castlemere@yahoogroups.com" ymailto="mailto:castlemere@yahoogroups.com">castlemere@yahoogroups.com</A><BR>Sent: Tue, December 22, 2009 4:55:04 AM<BR>Subject: [castlemere] (unknown)<BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR>A Viking Yule<BR><BR>Author Unknown<BR><BR> <BR><BR>'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Hall<BR><BR>Not a creature was stirring, not warrior nor thrall<BR><BR>And I in my armour, my greaves and my helm<BR><BR>Was drunker than anyone else in the Realm.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>I staggered upstairs and fell into bed<BR><BR>While four quarts of mead were ablaze
in my head.<BR><BR>Then up from below came the sounds of a brawl<BR><BR>So I grabbed up my axe and ran down the Hall.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>I missed the last step and crashed down in a heap<BR><BR>Thinking, "Why can't those low-lifes downstairs go to sleep?!"<BR><BR>When what to my wondering eyes should appear<BR><BR>But two brawny strangers, wielding mallet and spear.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>I said to myself, "We'll soon have them beat!"<BR><BR>Then I noticed ten warriors laid out at their feet.<BR><BR>I gave out a yell and leapt into the fray....<BR><BR>I'll always regret my poor choice of that day.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>For the one laid his hammer to the side of my nose<BR><BR>And up, up, up to the rafters I rose.<BR><BR>Then came a lone frightened voice from the floor,<BR><BR>"Those are no mortal warriors -- that's Odin and Thor"<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Then they looked at each other and they said, "Battle's done.<BR><BR>Now they know who we are, it no
longer is fun."<BR><BR>Then Thor raised his hammer, and his elbow he bent,<BR><BR>And with a loud crash, through the ceiling they went.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>I crawled through the Hall and flung open the door,<BR><BR>Not really sure that I'd seen them before.<BR><BR>The snow bathed in starlight, the moon like a glede,<BR><BR>I saw them ride off on an eight-legged steed.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>And I heard them exclaim, 'ere they flew out of sight,<BR><BR>"TO HELA WITH CHRISTMAS, WE JUST LOVE A GOOD FIGHT!"<BR><BR>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]<BR><BR><BR>__._,_.___<BR>Reply to sender | Reply to group Messages in this topic (1) <BR>Recent Activity: * New Files 1 <BR>Visit Your Group Start a New Topic <BR>MARKETPLACE<BR>Going Green: Your Yahoo! Groups resource for green living<BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR>Going Green: Your Yahoo! Groups resource for green living<BR><BR>Switch to: Text-Only, Daily
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