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threadbear
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since 2008-07-10

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0 posted 2008-12-19 12:36 PM

A Boy's Letter To Santa

I sat down to write a letter this winter -
making a contract with the Big Red Man
wrote my pencil down to just splinters
told him I’m doing the best that I can.

I’ve been thankful, and I’ve been good
Ok, it’s a tarnished halo made of gopher wood
on my head, but it shines so brightly above
learned to forgive, and learned how to love.

I know that my grandpa and my grandma
can’t always be here like I wish they could
Sometimes I cry myself to sleep
pulling dreams over me like a hood.

But I’m just a little boy, always by your side
seeking in shadows where all happiness hides
Waiting on Christmas Eve for chimney soot
to tumble in puffs from your magic red boot.

And I know there are others more worthy than I
and I know there are others that have little hope
And I know there's many whose love’s been denied
And I know not all souls can be cleansed by soap

So I say my prayers, each evening before I sleep
kiss my forehead, and send me into happy dreams
wait for the morning, when snow is piled deep
white as a dove, and swirling like coffee cream

A big wish for all of us simply to believe in
A world that begs for simple things to receive
that they find, this holiday: love, truth and caring
and that this wondrous season is all about sharing

So, Santa, if you see Jesus, will you kiss him?
Tell him we love him as much as we miss him?
And tell him thank you for all the lucky boys
who are cuddled on Christmas while they open their toys?

But mostly ask him not to forget those forgotten boys
and fill them to the brim with your everlasting joy
and tell them there’s a little guy who just wants to say
we are thinking and praying for them
on this Holy Christmas day.

signed,

a little boy

1slick_lady
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since 2000-12-22

Posts 6088
standing on a shadow's lace

1 posted 2008-12-19 07:34 AM

"Sometimes I cry myself to sleep
pulling dreams over me like a hood.

So, Santa, if you see Jesus, will you kiss him?
Tell him we love him as much as we miss him?"

little boy
lonely and sad
who’s heart
is aching bad
your soul feathers
the wings of birds
your best friend
is
words

threadbear
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since 2008-07-10

Posts 817
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2 posted 2008-12-19 05:12 PM

Such a pretty reply, Slick Ms. Lady! Do you know what inspired this? Do you know that Crash Test Dummies song: "Mmmmmm"? There's a line in there about 'some kid had worse than that', one of my maxims i live by: no matter how bad one thinks things are, there are 1000's, maybe millions who are worse off, so we should always count our blessings and be glad our soul wasn't born in Darfur, or some place similar. Jeff

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