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[johnslat]

Yup, it's time again: the annual Christmas poem.

The Meaning of Christmas

Beneath the colored lights and noise,
The shopping frenzy and the ads,
The TVs’ touting “must have” toys,
The crowds, the Muzak, this year's fads
Beneath all that, unsullied still,
By all the shrill commercial lures,
The Christmas prayer of goodwill,
Of peace and fellowship endures.
And even though it often seems
That Santa has replaced the Child,
That elves and reindeer reign supreme,
That Christmas Day has been defiled,
Within each soul, so deep and true,
The meaning of the season lives,
And every year we learn anew
How blessed is the one who gives.
Yet what we search for in the mall,
And what we place beneath our trees
Has no importance, none at all;
The things themselves are not what please.
Instead it is because they show
The love that presents represent.
Receiving them, we come to know
How much our being there has meant.
And when we give, it is a part
Of ourselves that we want to share,
To reach out to another heart,
To demonstrate unceasing care.
At Christmas time, we bring to mind
What we should know throughout the year,
That we belong to humankind,
And we must hold each other dear.

A Very Merry Christmas to All: Mary Ann and John Slattery

[spiral78]

In honor of Sasha:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NKHJ64qRR8

[spiral78]

Dear John and Mary Ann

A very happy Christmas and all the best in 2016 to you both!

spiral