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Humanity's Gift

It doesn't take a fancy gadget For Christmas time to shine its magic The greatest gifts for one and all Are memories of love's recall Though Christmas gifts are fun, it's true, The gift of love and kindness Begins with me and you! Better than stuff and it won't cost a dime Gestures of kindness, a gift for all time

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Valsa George

Date: 12/31/2022 7:54:00 PM

Yes, gestures of kindness and love are the costliest gifts we can ever give. It is more precious than everything we can buy with money. Meaningful poem dear friend BJ.

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 1/15/2023 10:37:00 PM

Thank you Valsa, very true, costly but priceless :) Be blessed my sweet friend <3

Michelle Morris

Date: 12/5/2022 7:13:00 PM

I love this poem. Thank you for sharing. We definitely need more love and kindness in the world. Blessings and best wishes, Michelle

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 12/11/2022 1:54:00 PM

Thank you, Michelle, so true! I appreciate your visit and comment, and I hope that you will find much joy and kindness, and many blessings this Holiday season, and into the new year. I appreciate you dropping by :) <3

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/3/2022 12:46:00 PM

Yes, love and kindness two of the most important traits of humanity. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 12/11/2022 1:52:00 PM

Thank you Sara, you are right :) I hope you and yours are very blessed with much joy and kindness this Holiday season :) <3

Deb M

Date: 12/1/2022 5:26:00 AM

Wow BJ….what an amazingly beautiful poem with such a meaningful message…..Debx

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 12/11/2022 1:50:00 PM

Thank you, Deb :) I hope you are blessed with much joy and kindness flowing your way this Holiday season. You have been such a comfort to me during this difficult time, and your gift of love and kindness has been more appreciated than you can even imagine. Hugs to you <3

Anisha Dutta

Date: 12/1/2022 5:15:00 AM

The greatest gift.....memories of love's recall. Very nicely composed Have Good Days.

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 12/11/2022 1:48:00 PM

Thank you, Anisha, I so appreciate your visit and comment, I hope your Holidays are filled with much joy and kindness my friend :)

Ann Peck

Date: 11/30/2022 4:02:00 PM

Beautiful thoughts, BJ. If only we would heed them!

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 12/11/2022 1:46:00 PM

Thank you, Ann, I know, you are right :) Nothing like singing Jingle Bells as you drive along with your family and get cut off by an suv with a Christmas tree on the roof of their car...Mr Grinch driving it with an evil smirk! Oh well, Merry Christmas to Mr Grinch! "Now kids, back to our tune "....Oh what fun it is to drive through downtown...!" :) <3 I hope you and yours are blessed with much joy and kindness this holiday season Ann, thanks for your visit :) <3

J. Summers

Date: 11/30/2022 1:18:00 PM

Great message, it’s needed this season more than ever. John

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 12/11/2022 1:38:00 PM

Thank you, John, I hope you and yours are all well, and that your Holidays are filled with much joy, and kindness :)

Heidi Sands

Date: 11/30/2022 1:07:00 PM

So true! A wonderful message to read :)

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 12/11/2022 1:35:00 PM

Thank you, Heidi, I hope you are well and that your Holiday season is blessed with many smiles and much joy <3

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/24/2022 10:28:00 AM

Just wonderful this message for all!

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 5:11:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea! I hope you and your family are off to a wonderful holiday season of much joy and many smiles my friend. Thank you for dropping by for a visit and your uplifting comment :) <3

Joe Dimino

Date: 11/21/2022 4:15:00 PM

Personal touch is golden. We are an artist couple, so much of what we give are what we make with the person in mind. Merry Christmas to all. Blessings!

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 5:08:00 PM

Merry Christmas to you and your family Joe, I hope you are truly blessed this Holiday season with much joy and many smiles! Your visit and comment are very uplifting :)

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 11/21/2022 12:16:00 PM

The true meaning of Christmas shines through in your lovely poem, BJ. Hugs.

Evelyn Judy Buehler
Date: 11/29/2022 12:06:00 AM

Thank you so much for your lovely remarks, BJ. I am so glad you were uplifted by my visit. I'm having a wonderful holiday season, thank you. I hope that yours is a blessed one too, my friend. <3 :)

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 5:07:00 PM

You are such a joy to me, Evelyn :) I have been so busy getting ready for Thanksgiving and pining away to be on here, and then to be so incredibly lifted up by your sweet visit and the others of this beautiful site. I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season my sweet friend, thank you for your visit and sweet comment :) <3

Sally Eslinger

Date: 11/19/2022 2:12:00 PM

Super to meet your poetry, Legros, with this hopeful reminder that we do carry the choice to give at every turn, as God give to us without our asking. You must be thanked for writing this. I wish it could be universally read and published. Lovely, True lines.c4k

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 5:04:00 PM

So nice to meet you Sally! You are right, we carry the choice to be kind and encouraging, and yes, God has so blessed us with so much love and beauty all around us :) You have truly blessed my day with this amazing comment! :) <3

Susan Lawrence

Date: 11/18/2022 7:07:00 AM

Yes so true ! Beautiful kind thoughts . Nothing replaces kindness and generosity. Hugs to you BJ, Susan :)

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 5:01:00 PM

Hugs to you as well Susan :) Thank you for dropping by with your sweet message and hugs. I hope your holidays are off to a joyful beginning, and you find much joy in the kindness of others who come your way. I'm certain they will find that gift in you as I have. Your comment has blessed me so very much :) <3

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 11/15/2022 1:31:00 AM

This is so lovely, true meaning of xmas , that it is B J better than stuff, the love that we share :)

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 4:59:00 PM

Aw, thank you so much Mystic Rose, for your visit and sweet comment, you brought a smile to my heart. I hope your holidays are filled with much joy and many smiles :) <3

Anisha Dutta

Date: 11/14/2022 10:51:00 PM

Nice. I am whelmed . Blessings .

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 4:54:00 PM

:) Thank you for your visit Anisha, I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season, and much joy and many smiles fill your days ahead my friend :) <3

Mike Gentile

Date: 11/12/2022 4:20:00 AM

B J, this is so very beautiful in its crafted words and even mores in its message! The perfect holiday gift is kindness! A sweet, lovely holiday poem you have given us!! Happy Saturday xxoo

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 4:53:00 PM

Aw, thank you Mike! What a sweet comment :) I hope you are filled with much joy and many smiles during this holiday season, your visit and comment has brought joy to my day :) Happy Monday!

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 11/12/2022 1:21:00 AM

Lovely writing. God bless you sweet friend, Love, Gina

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 4:51:00 PM

Thank you Gina, God bless you too my sweet friend. I hope you're having a blessed holiday season :) <3

Harry Horsman

Date: 11/11/2022 7:07:00 PM

Truly a wonderous message for all. Love it... Harry

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 4:50:00 PM

:) Thank you so much, Harry, I'm glad you liked it, you have brightened my day with your visit and kind comment! I hope your holidays are blessed with many smiles and much joy :)

Vijay Pandit

Date: 11/10/2022 5:17:00 AM

Beautiful sentiments, BJ. Much depth to your poem. Ending lines spell the essence of your thoughts.

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 4:48:00 PM

Thank you, Vijay, you always lift my heart with your kindness and love. Your comments always bring me a lot of joy :) I hope your holiday season is blessed with much joy my friend <3

Valsa George

Date: 11/10/2022 4:26:00 AM

So very true. More than all other gifts, a kind gesture is precious, not only during Christmas time but on all times and it doesn't cost a dime. Beautiful poem dear friend!

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 4:46:00 PM

Yes, always :) <3 Sometimes I've gone to the grocery store and the clerks and other shoppers just lifted an otherwise dreary day, other times I've stepped into the grouchy mud puddles of unkind people who wanted to make others unhappy. To know we have the power to change a person's day for the better in kindness is such a blessing. I've met wonderful people who just shower sunshine on others, and those are the people who I want to emulate in my own heart. Once I had a cartful of groceries at Christmastime, I let a man who had a few things in his hands cut in front of me and you'd have thought I'd given him the moon! He went on and on about 'good karma' it lifted my day as well as his :)

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 11/10/2022 1:26:00 AM

Deep loving thoughts for Christmas. Unfortunately, we think of material gifts and ignore the spiritual ones.

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 4:37:00 PM

Yes, we have to get away from the sweat and debt of the materialistic side of the Holidays, or they can be defeating. Our family likes to have a Family Christmas Presentation. In the past we have rented a church with a stage, and another time a clubhouse at a daughter's home that had a pretty decent area to use for our little play. This year I'm eying the backyard or the garage and that may be easier, on me anyway. We will try to make our gifts except for a few needed items. I hope we can make a lot of happy memories; those are the best gifts to treasure always :)

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/9/2022 8:55:00 PM

The profundity of your write -- side by each with its deceptive 'simplicity' -- moves me to tears. Wishing you and yours a fantabulous holiday season, BJ! Cheers, Gershon

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 11/28/2022 4:32:00 PM

Thank you Gershon, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and your Holidays will be super blessed with much peace and joy! Our Thanksgiving was fantabulous, it is my favorite Holiday for sure! Now let's see if I'm up to task in my upward goal of creating gifts for all the family, cooking for them was a success, twenty-two of them anyway :) Happily, I had many eager helping hands, and it was a joy!