'Twas the Night Before Vapemas

‘Twas the night before Vapemas, when all through the warehouse
Not an order was printing, not even to Laos;  
The eJuices were stocked in the isles with care,  
In hopes that the first order soon would be there;  
The employees were awoken by alarms near their beds,
While visions of break time danced in their heads;  
And Lou in his taffyman shirt, and Alex in his cap,  
Had just looked at the orders and at the same time said “Crap…”,  
When out in the lobby the employees arrived with a clatter,  
Alex sprang from his office to see what was the matter.
Away to the warehouse He flew like a flash,  
Tore open the shutters and said take out the trash.  
He wanted to distract them because soon they would know  
That this Vapemas was going to be anything but slow.  
When, what to his wondering eyes should appear,
But three USPS trucks, and he yelled “I need eight of you here!”,  
With a hop and a skip, the team lined up quick,  
They swung the back open and propped it up with a stick.  
More rapid than eagles his employees they came,  
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
“Now, Jonathan! now, Jeremy! now, Renee and Rob!  
On, Steve! on, Marcos! on, Paul and Bob!  
Get these packages in here! And up on the shelf!  
Now dash away! dash away! Dash like an elf!”  
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
The team unloaded the truck, and stacked the packages high;  
So up shelf tops, the bottles they flew,  
They sighed with relief, and Alex did too.  
And then, in a moment, they heard on the PA
We need all these orders shipped by the end of the day.
As they set to the work, ‘round the isles they bustled,  
They checked orders twice and shipped them out with a hustle.  
What a sight to behold, Alex looked on with pride,  
Every order was shipped, except one he spied;  
He picked it up and was surprised by his name,
Addressed to Alex from St. Nick, the one and the same;  
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!  
He turned to his team, his cheeks red like a cherry;
“The orders are done,” he said “The warehouse is clean;”
“I know today was rough, but what troopers you’ve been,”