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
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This week’s theme: Christmas
December 18: Come to Christmas with Clean Hands and Heart
December 19: Myths Are Our Immortal Mentors
December 20: Everyone Loves Christmas
December 21: Maybe There’s No Magic in the Morning
December 22: Maybe Christmas Means a Little Less
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