Childhood Christmas Memories

CHILDHOOD CHRISTMAS MEMORIES

The cold winds of December
Trekking through the woods
Seeking a tree we'd remember
The excitement felt so good

We would look until we found it
The perfectly shaped tree
Take it home to decorate
So lovely then to see

Colored paper made into chains
Alternating links, red and green
Homemade ornaments, rather plain
But to us, like no beauty seen

Lights purchased on faith alone
From the local hardware store
Paid for months after Christmas was gone
Unheard of any more

Our names written in a shoe box
Placed beneath the tree Christmas Eve
Hoping for a new pair of socks
And the fruit 'Santa' would leave

Lest you think that we were poor
I say nay to you
Love overshadowed it, that's for sure
Because love will always endure

So goes my childhood memories
None of which are sad
Four children with loving parents
No better memories can be had

Times may change, but love goes on
And memories never fade
No greater joy have I ever known
Than my childhood Christmas made

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Date: 12/17/2017 3:34:00 AM
Congrats on your win, Curtis - Merry Christmas to you and yours, my friend! :-) (I didn't even place)
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Date: 12/16/2017 7:06:00 PM
Congratulations, Curtis! Yay!
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Date: 12/15/2017 3:41:00 PM
Curtis, I just stopped back to say congrats on your well deserved win. Merry Christmas my friend.
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Date: 12/5/2017 5:15:00 PM
Curtis, these are wonderful memories of your childhood Christmas, thank you so much for sharing them my friend. I don't know about you, but I really miss those simpler times. Merry Christmas to you and yours. John
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Date: 11/22/2017 10:44:00 AM
This is lovely Curtis...God bless you
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Date: 11/22/2017 5:59:00 AM
what charming Christmas memories of a traditional Christmas that many of us can relate to. We too had very little compared to many children today but we were so happy with what we had and appreciated the simplest thing:-) into my faves:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 11/22/2017 6:28:00 AM
Jan, how humbling that you saw fit to place my poem into your faves. I could have said more, but the poem would have been too lengthy. It is good to know that you have similar memories and through it all, you had a happy childhood. My siblings and I still today speak of those bygone days --- days filled with love, happiness, and joy.
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