βTis the night before Christmas,
when the fire pops a little too loud and sends my two dogs into sudden alert,
ears up, tails ready, convinced something important has just happened.
They circle once, decide itβs nothing, and curl back in closer than before.
The room settles again, warmer somehow.
I sit with the calm, already smilingβ
thinking about tomorrow,
and how good it will feel
to see family waiting just beyond the morning.
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