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Poet deVine

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0 posted 2003-12-17 12:52 PM

The TV blares – go buy this now!
As everyone runs to the mall
But something is missing this year
Something simple, something small

Perhaps we seek in too high a place
For a purpose to feel this season
Look down at the smallest child
To find the face of a reason

The future lay in the eyes of him
Who holds no office or vote
He isn’t well known, no celebrity
He isn’t a person of note

He is the child within us
Seeking ever to find the way
To feel complete and happy
To find joy on Christmas day

Close your eyes and remember
The joy of Christmas memories
No longer do we need to buy
Myriad gifts for all to please

Give something simple from your heart
Give something that can’t be bought
You’ll find the joy of Christmas then
In a memory you thought you forgot

CocoBaci
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1 posted 2003-12-17 01:24 AM

He is the child within us
Seeking ever to find the way
To feel complete and happy
To find joy on Christmas day

Most enjoyed this read PoetFriend PDV
Smiles2u
*~coco*~

passing shadows
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2 posted 2003-12-17 04:26 AM

back to the basics

nice write

Alicat
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3 posted 2003-12-17 05:12 AM

Very sweet poem, PdV. As for myself, I'll be giving those close to me a simple gift: Heartburn! (I'll be makin chili next week)

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4 posted 2003-12-17 09:20 AM

Give something simple from your heart
Give something that can’t be bought
You’ll find the joy of Christmas then
In a memory you thought you forgot
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Beautiful sentiments poetess Sharon...
a message of truth that does indeed seem to be lost in the age of credit cards and endless debt.
Rhymes deVine

I can remember Forever December,
The center of dying ... the heart of the pain.
The stars surround me ... the cold astounds me.

Tabitha's Secret

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5 posted 2003-12-17 09:31 AM

Sharon this is simply lovely dear poetess. Such beauty in your words is found. Enjoyed much. Happy Holidays to you and yours.

LeeJ
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6 posted 2003-12-17 09:42 AM

I wish, I really do wish, more people thought of this...it is about the gift of being.....and togetherness

Can you imagine, basing our entire economy on what is spent at Christmas time???????

Very very good one...many hugs and smiles

WildPoet
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7 posted 2003-12-17 02:34 PM

Wrapped up in Holiday bind
We search for true meaning
Only to finally find
It's within our own being

Thanks for the wakeup call!

WildPoet

Poet deVine

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8 posted 2003-12-17 06:31 PM

Thank you all for your kind comments. This years holiday greeting was very hard to write. The spirit is just not with us at work for various reasons. I think this was the hardest holiday poem I've ever written so I do appreciate your feedback!

[This message has been edited by Poet deVine (12-17-2003 10:51 PM).]

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9 posted 2003-12-17 07:45 PM

Well if you had to do summoning up from the depths to find this one, you did a fantastic job.

Hugs, lady and happiest of holidays.

Goodknight
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10 posted 2003-12-17 07:59 PM

it is so good that it must have been getting ready while you were struggling to do it - great poem - Paul

RSEvans
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11 posted 2003-12-17 08:21 PM

okay...now I REALLY feel like a grinch...j/k. Excellent write.

Denise

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12 posted 2003-12-17 08:49 PM

You make it look so easy, Sharon! Beautifully done...and great advice!

Marge Tindal

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13 posted 2003-12-17 09:02 PM

Poetdevine~
Touching sentiments ... hope many take them to heart~
*HUGLETS*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram
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SmartChick
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14 posted 2003-12-17 09:31 PM

This is a beautiful holiday poem. I love it. Thank you for sharing it.

garysgirl

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15 posted 2003-12-17 09:37 PM

Sharon, this is beautiful. I love the
thoughts and truths in it. Thanks you
for sharing it with us.
Happy Holidays,
Ethel

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16 posted 2003-12-17 10:51 PM

I would certainly love it to go back to basics, for so many reasons. Hope others take heed as well from your wonderful poem Sharon. Merry Christmas.

Let there be peace on earth,
and let it begin with me.

Greeneyes

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17 posted 2003-12-17 11:11 PM

such wise words....I think in all the hustle some people tend to forget what this season is really for....beautiful Sharon....

~~

Lauren~

~~**~~**~~**~~**~~
May the miracle of
Christmas touch your
life with special blessing

H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S

[This message has been edited by Greeneyes (12-17-2003 11:18 PM).]

Mistletoe Angel

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18 posted 2003-12-20 06:17 PM

(smiles) Yay! God Bless You, sweet friend, may we remember that any gift given from the heart is golden and the simplest gift is the most beautiful one to give too! (angel hugs) I send many Yuletide hugs your way, happy holidays, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sharon, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"You'll find something that's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20

Michelle_loves_Mike

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19 posted 2003-12-20 07:00 PM

your poem makes me stop and think,,,,of how people overlook the real meaning of any holiday,,,,,a childs eyes can see thru anything,,,including the fakery of flash and spangle,,,ty for your words,,they ring very true.

iliana
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20 posted 2003-12-20 07:20 PM

Truth set to music -- thank you, and the happiest of holidays to you, Sharon.

skyshine

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21 posted 2003-12-20 08:41 PM

All I'm gonna say is I'm with you on this one....

~sky

Dreams last for so long, even after you're gone...
~Jewel

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22 posted 2003-12-20 08:46 PM

Sharon,

if we could all find that child within,
the world might find a new begin.

Merry Christmas, my friend.

Nightshade

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just out of reach

23 posted 2003-12-20 09:13 PM

Sharon, how true this write is. We must all get back to basics....back to the real meaning of Christmas. Maybe if we did, our inner child would come out of hiding and play in a world of peace. hugs, Chris

Poet deVine

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24 posted 2003-12-20 09:32 PM

Thank you all again...this was my Holiday Poem instead of a card. I don't buy cards anymore I write a poem and print it on fancy holiday paper. It's more personal than a card I buy.

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