Christmas

Past On the face of many Christmas’s past Fond memories still linger true and sound Cold weather, snow and frost will never last When the warmth of your friendship does abound Present A mom moves through the silent home While all her children sleep and dream Dying embers cast soft shadows On their gentle sleeping faces She smiles; it is the life she loves Future She sits alone in the dark Her tree is unlit and bare The room is so cold and stark Only her last breath stirs the air Her family all far from home Living their Christmas fare Across the world they did roam Leaving no one left to care created 12/1/2010