A Christmas Poem

A Friend sent this to me recently .....Some may say it’s too warm & fuzzy, mushy, slobbery or even cheesy…but hey, it’s Christmas and the air is filled with love, peace, appreciation, thankfulness etc. Another thing – technology has changed but I think the message/principle remains the same….Here goes

A Christmas Poem
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.
Well, that is when I realise that these names are a part
Not of the book they’re written in, but really of 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.
So while it sounds fantastic for me to make this claim,
I really feel that I'm composed of each remembered name.

Now 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.

Then every year when Christmas comes, I realise anew,
The best gifts life can offer is meeting folks like you.
May love and grace and gladness, and peace that all endures
Leave it’s richest blessing in the hearts of you and yours.
by Helen Steiner Rice