Sunday, December 11, 2011

Christmas Wishes


Does Santa have your stocking stuffer list?

I checked mine twice to be completely clear

that nothing of significance was missed--

My aunt is ninety-nine, a lovely, dear

sweet gal. I hope she knows me when I call

next time. My neighbor has a teenage son

and prays that nothing will befall

him in Iraq. She’d like to have him back.

A single mother down the street one block

has three sick kids, no toys nor healthy food.

She wonders how to feed her little flock

and how to boost her flagging mood.

I’d love to see a Spanish-speaking girl

in class some day, with nursing on her mind.

A PSU course would be fun for her

and open doors she’d surely find.

And last, I’d like to see us out of debt

before our nation staggers down the road

that Greece and others took. We’ve simply let

the life we chose become too big a load.

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