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Christmas Lost

Christmas Lost A Long Long Time Ago... There was a moment I saw the music in the leaves Winter turned in to lights among the Christmas trees Looking up and down the street I smelled the musty screen looking out my window alone among the changes that left me in a breeze I looked at all the lights and knew every thing would change some how I understood nothing would be the same Illuminating all the ruff hopes of the living adults Because poor as poor as we could be Yet I saw on Christmas Day Adult eyes tears of Debt they would see A cry of laughter on what Santa gave Radio Flyer to the kids delight. Tommy got a pennie tonight Mary rocked her doll all night and I slept with my new kitten all night. I Now understand All Parents Sacrafice.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 11/9/2014 11:47:00 PM
Only love and understanding can be appreciated not things like dolls
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Date: 11/1/2014 8:02:00 PM
Loved the poem. We try to create magic for the kids only to discover the magic ourselves.
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Date: 11/1/2014 5:58:00 PM
When we were children we had so little in comparison to the kids of today - life was so much simpler - my parents never went into debt - if they couldn't afford it we didn't get it and I don't think I suffered any hardship as a result of it - I still live like that now - one colleague spent 6 months paying off her Christmas debt because her 3 kids 'had to have' the latest phone :-) hugs jan xx
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