A Christmas Poem from a long-ago Hallmark card:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

I've always loved this, and I hope all of you will, too. I hope you will read and enjoy it in the spirit in which it is intended...


Let Christmas come into our world

and bring us warmth and cheer,

Bring us faith in place of doubt,

and strength in place of fear,

Bring us hope and bring us love

to guide our hearts forever...

Let Christmas come into our world

and bring us all together.

[DemoTex]

1. Love it Peg!

You are the ONE!

Mac

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Aw, thank you, my dear Mac...

:hug:

[redwitch]

2. Lovely.

Thanks for sharing. Most poetry in today's cards is just embarrassingly bad.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thank you, my dear redwitch...

This struck me as amazing, way back in 1986, when I first saw it...

[gratuitous]

5. A fine sentiment

Certainly finer than the card one of the attorneys I used to work for got from a court official:

Life is tough and times are hard
Here's your fucking Christmas card.

In context, it was rather humorous. Truly. But I like the original post better.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Now, THAT'S funny!

But, thank you!

I thought we could use a fine sentiment...

[DemoTex]

7. SPEW!!!!

U owe me a new keyboard! Mine is slimed with Bogle Merlot.

Bwaa haa haa haa!

[blue neen]

8. Thanks, Peggy.

It's a lovely verse! :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Glad you enjoyed, my dear blue neen!

I thought so too...

[Amerigo Vespucci]

10. I wonder, after two exceedingly brutal years, if some of us aren't too jaded to embrace that

I'll be real honest with you, Peggy...these days a "good day" is a day in which no one attempts to fuck with me. I don't mean a minor affront or cutting me off in traffic. I mean a "good day" is a day on which no one steps forward to inflict immediate and lasting pain.

In the last two years, there have not been many "good days." I'm not saying that to be a crybaby. I've just gotten to the point where I see words like "warmth" and "cheer" and think "What the fuck are THOSE?"

:eyes:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. I hear you, my dear Amerigo Vespucci...

And as much as I can, I empathize...

Maybe that's why I posted it. So you could have the chance to reacquaint yourself with those ideas...

:hug:

[WCGreen]

12. Nice.... K & R

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Thanks, Chris...

It suits this sentimental Peg...

[jotsy]

13. A safe and merry season to you as well, Miss Peg.

Hope you're favorite hottie will fetch you a toddy at some point for me! :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Thanks, my dear jotsy!

Oh, I'm sure he will! :hug:

[Major Hogwash]

14. Yee-hah!

People are so grumpy at the stores with the wind and the snow and the cold.
I love it!

I'm smiling, and waving at people, and laughing at all of the little kids.
The other day I was at one of the stores and a young woman in her 30s was pushing her cart with her darling 4-year old daughter in it and the girl was just talk, talk, talking away.

And as they came around the corner of the aisle, the mother bent forward and looked at her daughter and said in a hush, "can't you be quiet?" and me and 2 other people standing there started laughing.
And then the little girl spun around in her cart and looked at us, and then she started laughing, and then her mother started laughing, and 4 or 5 people were just standing around at the end of that aisle laughing because of that little girl.

It was great!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear Major Hogwash!

What a great story! Thank you for sharing it tonight...

I love this time of year too!

[laylah]

18. Thank you,

Dear, SWEET, Miss Peggy :loveya:
Jenn

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Ah, my dear Jenn...

We've had so much trouble and distress lately...

I just thought this might help us feel a bit better...

You're so very welcome!

:loveya: too!

[FLyellowdog]

20. Love it!

[1620rock]

22. That is a keeper Peggy, thanks for posting it.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Thank you, my dear 1620rock...

I thought it was too...:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. Thanks, my dear FLyellowdog...

[xchrom]

21. Nice. Merry Christmas. Nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. My dear xchrom...

Back atcha, sweetie...:hug:

[monmouth]

26. First wonderful post I've read this morning. Thank you Peggy and

happy holidays to you and yours.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. Thank you, my dear monmouth...

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

I'm wishing you and yours very happy holidays too...

[verges]

27. Thank you Cal Peggy!

Merry Christmas to you too. And God bless us everyone!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. My dear verges!

Ah, I thank you!

I echo your timeless sentiments: Merry Christmas to all of us, and God bless us everyone!

:hug:

[Swede]

28. Merry Christmas,Peggy.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. Thank you so much, my dear Swede...

I hope you'll have a great Christmas too!

:hug:

[UrbScotty]

32. Thank you, my dear CaliforniaPeggy! ;-)

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. My dear UrbScotty!

I nearly missed your post!

I was certain my little thread was done...

I'm so glad I saw you, and got a chance to say thank you...

:hug:

[TuxedoKat]

34. That's lovely

(((Hugs to you, CA Peggy, and Happy Holidays.))) :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. Aw, thank you, my dear TuxedoKat!

(((Hugs and Happy Holidays to you too, sweetie!)))

:hug: