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Ron K. Fox Senior Member
since 2000-10-24
Posts 925 |
Two sides of Christmas Outside the tavern are rows of jolly faces Rosy cheeks singing carols all full of cheer While inside a lonely man sits drowning In shots and his beer Gifts, they are given this on this wonderful day With colorful wrapping and bright ribbon locks While in a dark and cold alley Some one huddles alone, in a cardboard box Children giggle, and smile, jump up and dance This special day they know will surely bring joy While some children wonder Why they can’t have a toy Dinners and feasts will fill tables this day Family and friends arrive to share all the tastes While somewhere behind an old building Someone searches for a tidbit deep in the waste People rush here and there in holiday spirit Greetings abound with happy destinations to walk to As an elderly woman sits by her window With not a soul here to talk to A vacation time at last, meant to enjoy So sit back, relax and put up your feet While some one must work through it So they can make ends meet So this Christmas, Oh, please do enjoy All of the wonderful cheer and Holiday spirit But if come upon a small voice, asking for giving Please have a heart, listen closely, you may hear it. A simple gesture, such as word, a smile Or the kind act of just reaching out Then someone’s Christmas will be Christmas And that’s what it’s all about. Tossing words like wishful coins into the deep well of an open heart. R. fox |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Hey this was so great. I liked how you made the first two lines of each stanza be a positive aspect of the holiday times and then the last 2 lines be a part of the everyday situations some people have to go through. Helping out is a wonderful thing to do, I know i'll pitch in my part. Hope all of you will too! Wonderful poem!  I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust. I hate your socks. I'd like to burn them! |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I agree, Ron! I think we should all be sensitive to those lonely and needy souls around us and include them in our celebrations, if possible. I'm sure most of us can think of someone who would be grateful for the invitation! Denise |
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Lakewalker Member Elite
since 2000-08-05
Posts 3289On the streets w/ people |
What a great message and great poem!  "Disagreements stimulate thought, thought stimulates action, and action stimulates life." --Me!! http://www.thehungersite.com |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
Ron, I had a couple of tears in this one the message is just too real... I compliment you for putting this into a poem and how you have tenderly expressed it... Coco |
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killer222 Junior Member
since 2000-04-06
Posts 48Northolt,Middlesex,England |
Sadly this poem is so true. I feel lucky to know I have parents and a girlfriend who love me and christmas will be a joyous occasion for us. I also understand there are people without hope, without love, with nothing  Great poem. "shun the frumious Bandersnatch!" Killer222 :) |
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The Poetic Plumber Junior Member
since 2000-11-05
Posts 38 |
You wrote the contrast so well.. I am sad that it is so true. Maybe someday mankind will wake up. Everyone should read your poem. Roger |
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OLIAS Senior Member
since 2000-06-20
Posts 1090Pearl city Iowa |
I'm at a loss sometimes when I see the buy,buy buy, attitude towards christmas, every year the stores stock up earlier and earlier, kids put more pressure onto their parents for more expensive gifts, instead of a time of reflection and human kindness, it becomes a super stress rat race. Your words are a solomn reminder of what the season is really about. I enjoyed it. Thank you Regards Olias |
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Musicmaker1969
since 2000-06-25
Posts 589Peterborough, Ontario Canada |
The more I read, the more I am pleasantly surprised at how many see Christmas through another person's eyes. You write with a great passionate heart. I enjoyed this poem greatly. |
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