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A Camo Christmas

I made a Christmas tree today, 

a little work of art 

not like the trees we have at home 

but it is special to my heart. 

 

The decorations are a bit different, 

not the kind we buy each year 

I try the best I can 

to keep the Christmas cheer. 

 

Letters, cards, and pictures, 

they cover a makeshift tree 

I cut out a paper star 

I wish that you could see. 

 

When I lay down for bed, 

I wish for a silent night 

but I hear the mortar rounds 

taking off in flight. 

 

When it is my turn to guard, 

and others take a rest 

I think about those at home 

and how I feel so blessed. 

 

This time of year, is lonely, 

my heart feels a little blue 

but I am doing what is asked of me 

and to my Country I am true. 

 

So, I will dust off these old boots, 

get up to fight each day 

to protect the rights to celebrate 

every Christmas holiday. 

 

Just know that I am thinking of you, 

even though I am over here 

I am helping my brothers and sister in arms 

Spread some Camo Christmas Cheer.

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