CHRISTMAS WITH FAMILY
Christmas with my family
It was cozy and neat
We lived and had fun
Those were the days
When I was just a little boy
Sitting there we could not be seen
I recall so well those days
And the excitement of having teddy with me
Twas Christmas Eve
Sheets were pulled tight
The children slept soundly
The angels hovered over the three
Way back in the year of 58
In 59 at Christmas time
And over the years we each took turns
That gift has travelled o'er the land
I have that little gift, a treasure indeed
What a special blessing
I know he'll eternally treasure
That special gift is a Christmas Card
Walter Collins
Merry Christmas!
CHRISTMAS WITH FAMILY
I remember so well
Everything was so simple
And life was so swell.
I loved to be there
All nestled together
With my family dear
And played all day long
And in the evenings
We sang Christmas songs.
With my family there
When life with my family
Was special and dear.
ME AND MY TEDDY BEAR
When I was only three
I sat with my teddy bear
Under the Christmas tree.
By family who were near
As we sang Christmas carols
Me and my teddy bear.
When I was young and free
How I went with my brothers
To chop down our Christmas tree.
To open gifts with my family dear
And together sing beneath the tree
Me and my teddy bear.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
The children were in bed
Comfortably clad
From their toes to their head.
As the children slept
While near then at midnight
Santa crept.
As Christmas morning neared
While to them in a dream
Three angels appeared.
Showerings blessings from above
'May each child be free
To live in light and love.'
THE CHRISTMAS CARD
I mailed Ron a Christmas gift
We shared that gift o'er the years
It's given our spirits a lift.
The gift was returned to me
Ron had included a little rhyme
It filled my heart with glee.
As the keeper of the gift we shared
I kept it one year and so did he
Until 01 when Ron returned it back to me.
To places galore, from Cyprus to B.C.
To Florida, Calgary and California
It was always returned to me.
Safe and secure in my care
And every time I look at it
I know that Ron is near.
To have had a brother like Ron
He lives strongly in my heart
And I know he is not gone.
That little gift we shared
And he'll whisper to his fellow angels
How he loved me and he cared.
For it, 15 cents I did spend
It contains Ron's spirit and mine
Memories that will never end.
June 9, 2002