A Christmas Poem
Snowflakes softly falling
Upon your window when they play
Your blankets slung
around you
Into sleep you drift away
I bend to gently kiss you
when I see you on the floor
there's a letter dearly
written
I wonder who it's for
I quietly unfold it
making sure you're still asleep
It's a Christmas list for
Santa
one my heart will always keep
It started just as always
with the toys seen on TV
a new watch for your father
and a winter coat for me
But as my eyes read on
I could see that deep inside
there were many things you
wished for
that your loving heart would hide
You asked if your friend Molly
could have another Dad;
It seems her father hits
her
and it makes you very sad
Then you asked dear Santa
if the neighbors down the street
could find a job that
he migh have
some food, and clothes, and heat
You saw a family on the news
whose house had blown away
"Dear Santa send them one
thing
a place where they can stay"
"And Santa, those four cookies that
I left you for a treat,
could you take them to
the children
who have nothing else to eat?"
"Do you know that little bear I have
the one I love so dear?
I'm leaving it for
you to take
to Africa this year."
"And as you fly your reindeer
on this night of Jesus' birth,
Could you magic bring
to everyone
goodwill and peace on earth"
"There's one last thing before you go,
so grateful I would be,
If you'd smile at
Baby Jesus
in the manger by our tree"
I pulled the letter close to me
I felt it melt my heart
Those timy hands had
written
what no other could impart.
"And a little child shall lead them"
wasa whispered in my ear
As I watched you
sleep on Christmas Eve
while Santa Claus was there