Friday, December 22, 2017

Maybe Christmas Means a Little Less

December 22, 2017

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. This week’s theme is Christmas, which is celebrated on December 25.

Today’s poem is a Christmas poem to an older child, urging him or her to keep Christmas alive within.

I welcome comments on my poems at https://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.

Yours,

Nick Gordon

Maybe Christmas means a little less
Each year as the enchantment wears away.
Remember that one key to happiness
Remains the joy one feels on Christmas Day.
Years of faith in Santa Claus became
Childhood’s best encouragement to dream,
Having given fantasy a name
Real enough to seem to more than seem.
In memories of wonder, awe, and pleasure,
Sustained by celebrations every year,
There’s a magic one might always treasure,
Making one’s delight seem far more dear.
As childhood fades, let Christmas not fade, too,
So that its joy can still reside in you.

© by Nicholas Gordon

Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I chose for it at https://www.poemsforfree.com/maybec.html. For more Christmas poems, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/christmaspoems.html .

This week’s theme: Christmas
December 22: Maybe Christmas Means a Little Less

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