BECAUSE THERE CAN BE NO CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU*
Today,
Reindeers of memories
took my soul
on a reflective sleigh ride.
Gliding over snowcap
mountains of joy
I cheerfully rolled around
in fluffy remembrances
of those tender times.
Those tender times
when every day was Christmas
and we gleefully gave and received
merry love—wrapped and tied in a
bow—sharing the pains
that only the birth of love can heal.
Yes,
Those were the days
when life was a Christmas tree
rooted around with bright presents
and the bells of our hearts jingled
ecstatic harmonic melodies.
This I’m remembering
as this year’s somber sleigh slowly slides
by the empty Inns of Christmas Glory.
Hey, let us toast our glasses of hope!
knowing that this Christmas too, bells will be
ringing as we continue to wrap and bow
ourselves in undying yuletide love: for we still have
the manger’s gift—that ever-present, Present from God.
*(Revised for 2020)