2004 Merry Christmas Memories
by Nancy E. Reilly
We have a list of people we know
All written in a book.
And every year at Christmas time
We go and take a look.
And that is when we realize
That those names are a part
Not of the book they're written in
But of our very hearts.
And once we've met these people
The years cannot erase
The memory of a pleasant word
Or of a friendly face.
So when we send a Christmas card
That is addressed to you
It's because you're on our list
Of friends we're beholden to.
Our family news, home and abroad,
With this Christmas poem we tell...
Timmy and Cathy are fine in Denver;
Elizabeth and Isabelle Claire are well.
But our family's prayers this season
Are with Mike who's in Iraq.
We know that you will understand
We can't wait to have him back.
So whether we have known you
Many years or few,
In some way you are a part in
Shaping things we do.
And our wish to you this season
That forever and ever endures
Is that there be "Christmas Blessings"
In hearts of you and yours. ©
