"Christmas Is..."

~CHRISTMAS IS~

Christmas is so many beautiful things.
It's the snow sifting down on a quiet town,
Where family ties are tightly bound,
With every card and every telephone ring.

It's the children's wonderous eyes,
When they look at the Christmas tree,
Hoping this year there to see,
What Santa's big surprise will be.

It's the renewing of what we believe,
With the most beautiful story ever told,
The birth of Baby Jesus so very, very old;
In Bethlehem, on the first Christmas Eve.

And through every season there's the reason,
For songs and sacred carols we love to sing,
Memories of bliss to our hearts they bring,
Faith, hope, joy, love strengthen the spirit of the season.

Christmas is all the glorious kitchen smells,
Filling an entire house from morning till night,
When family and friends begin ringing doorbells,
Turkey, pumpkin pie, and egg-nog are just right.

It's the last minute shoppers hurrying to and fro,
To get that special gift a dear one will adore;
It's the bright twinkling colored lights on every single store,
Saying "Merry Christmas to all" wherever you may go.

And when Church bells begin to peal on Christmas Eve
"One" is a very lonely number we cannot conceive,
So together we give thanks for all graces received,
Hoping to have a New Year as wonderful as can be.

This Christmas give a gift of love to share,
With family, friends, and neighbors far and near;
It's easy to love your friends so dear,
But NOT loving your enemies would be unfair.

Christmas is so many things,
So many beautiful things;
People become more forgiving,
Remember: It's a time FOR GIVING.

Carmen Luisa Iglesias
(Isie)