Merry Christmas!
This is a poem that my wife just wrote for a gift to my grandma:
It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
the doggies were sleeping, and so was the mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.
And presents galore were piled everywhere.
The adults and children were all warm and tucked in their beds,
as visions of new cars and Ipads danced in their heads.
And Grandma in her curlers and I in my robe,
had just gone to bed after traveling home.
When outside there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from our bed to see what was the matter
Away to the window I flew like a flash
I tore open the shutters and threw up the sash
A star in the sky shined bright on the fresh fallen snow
Gave the earth a new brightness to objects below
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But an angel in the sky ever drawing near.
She shined like the star that shone so bright in the sky
And as she drew near, I could see tears glistened in her eyes,
She came close to the window, and took my hand
And whispered “Let me show you something that should be special to
man”
And before I could even realise,
I was with the angel soaring through the sky,
As we flew in the darkness, I looked up at the star
And before I knew I was looking at a scene so pure
There below us in the glimmering light
Shone the town of Bethlehem in the late night
The new star rose so high and bright in the sky
And I could see the shepherds on their hill arise
There were multitudes of angels descending from above
Shouting praises to God and his newborn son
But when I looked to the angel I knew that was not all
And before I knew it we were descending to a cattle stall
There lay the Christ child all wrapped in his swaddling clothes
As his mother and Joseph stood very close
Mary gently placed a kiss to the childs cheek
And the baby softly cooed in his sleep
Tears came to my eyes, as I fell on my knees
And I looked at the angel who then started to speak
“Many forget in the joy of the season
That our Saviour's birth is the reason
That we have our families, and joy in our hearts
That we have the greatest gift that only he can impart
The gift that he gave us, he gave with his blood
He shed it all for us because of his love
He gives his love freely to all man
All he asks in return is to remember him
So please don’t forget what happened this night
That your Savior was born in a stable divine
That because of his birth and because of his death
That we have this blessing of
“Peace on Earth and Goodwill to men”
