Nice Christmas poem....

captclearance · 10-17-2002, 04:31 PM

I got this poem a couple of years ago and I am going to print it out on stationary and include it in my Christmas cards this year...
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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're written in, but of my heart.
For each name stands for someone who has crossed my path some time,
And in that 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's because you're on the list of folks 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 never will forget.
And whether I have known you for many years or few,
In some way you have had a part in shaping things I do.
And every year when Christmas comes I realize anew,
The best gift life can offer is meeting folks like you.
And may the spirit of Christmas that forever more endures
Leave its richest blessings in the hearts of you and yours.