My Christmas Card To You....

To all of my blog followers.....

A Christmas Poem

by Helen Steiner Rice

I have a list of folks I know, all written in a book And every year when Christmas comes, I go and take a look, And that is when I realize that these names are a part Not of the book they are written in, but really from my heart For each name stands for someone who has crossed my path sometime, And in the meeting they've become the rhythm in each rhyme And while it sounds fantastic for me to make this claim, I really feel that I'm composed of each remembered name And while you may not be aware of any special link Just meeting you has changed my life a lot more than you think For once I've met somebody, the years cannot erase The memory of a pleasant word or of a friendly face So never think my Christmas cards are just a mere routine Of names upon a Christmas list, forgotten in between, For when I send a Christmas card that is addressed to you, It is because you're on the list that I'm indebted to For I am but a total of the many folks I've met, And you happen to be one of those I prefer not to forget And whether I have known you for many years or few, In some ways you have a part in shaping things I do And every year when Christmas comes, I realize anew, The best gifts life can offer is meeting folks like you. And may the spirit of Christmas that forever endures Leave its richest blessings in the hearts of you and yours   For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 Merry Christmas! AnnMarie xoxo