The spirit of Christmas takes flight
Neath the star of Bethlehem’s light
Filling hearts and minds with delight,
Joyfully we await Christmas Eve night.
Tis the season of good will and mirth,
Joy and love will encircle the Earth,
As we feel the Christmas spirit perform
Remember the beloved brave in uniform.
They’re in the mountains of Afghanistan
And on the high seas of China and Japan,
From the bloodied desert sands of Iraq
They’ve served well thru hell and back.
In steaming jungles and burning sands
They stand up gallant for foreign lands
But this Christmas, many will be alone
Over this big blue marble we call home.
Whether in a crowd or at a lone outpost
They will recall past Christmas ghosts,
Calling back memories around the tree
Of mother and father and loving family.
No matter the distant shores they roam,
Hearts will yearn for family and home
And when Christmas bells begin to chime
For many brave warriors it’ll be crying time.
When we are seated for a dinner grand
Let us in reverence clasp grateful hands,
Let us pray beneath the Bethlehem star
For our military, no matter where they are.
When we gather around the Christmas tree
And chorus carols our hearts full of glee,
Remember our lonely soldiers so far away
Who long for family and home this holiday.
Let us send a message borne by the wind
To proud warriors who protect and defend,
We salute you brave soldiers of the world
Wherever your flags are raised unfurled.
We Americans of the red, white and blue
Stand shoulder to shoulder beside you,
We love and respect you for duties done,
Merry Christmas to each and everyone.
Christmas Remembrance Poem,
written by: Kenneth J. Ellison.
10-10-06
My vote is to have Christmas traditions all year round. You see at
Christmas time most people at least the ones I have met, always change just a
little for the better around Christmas. I do not know whether or not it is the
great yuletide Christmas carols, the festive atmosphere everywhere you go, or just some
hidden part in all of us that screams out, ( I BELIEVE IN MORE THAN WHAT I SEE AROUND ME. ) You see, somewhere deep down
inside we all believe in something better than we now have or see, and most of
us feel a lot better when we help someone. Whether the person is in need or not, this feeling
is what I call the feeling of Christmas, and we all should strive to feel this way all year long.
"TREAT ALL OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM TREAT YOU"
"Merry Christmas"
Enhance your Christmas, with Christmas poems and stories highlighted with your favorite Christmas carols.
Christmas traditions are fast becoming a family way of life.
Poems are a simple way of inspiring others to join in on the Christmas
traditions that love and poems can bring to this Christmas holiday.
Christmas Traditions of Joy,
both big and small
so precious from the start,
are moments to recall
and treasure in the heart.
