Christmas

  • The Real Christmas Tree

    I Am an Evergreen Tree.From Me comes your fruit.I Am an Evergreen Tree.I Am David’s Root.I Am an Evergreen TreeIn midsummer’s heat.I Am an Evergreen TreeIn its winter retreat. When you decorate your fir,And spruce your spruce with tinsel,Wrap your… Continue reading

    The Real Christmas Tree
  • The Appointment of Christmas

    Sometimes Christmas presentsAre last-minute things—We rush to just buy something—Hope for joy it brings. Sometimes gifts are well thought outAnd studied with care,But executed hurriedlyWe hope the idea’s fair. Sometimes our grand designsAre thwarted in some way:The store’s sold out,… Continue reading

    The Appointment of Christmas
  • The First Present of Christmas

    The first present of ChristmasWas not wrapped with bright paper,Shiny ribbons, sparkling bows,Or ties with ends that taper.The first present of ChristmasWas not large in any way,No impressive size,And not containing much to weigh.The first present of ChristmasDid not rattle,… Continue reading

    The First Present of Christmas