Christmas Cards
A short poem to put in your Christmas cards or to send instead of sending cards. Share this short inspiring Christmas poem with those that are special to you. And, remember to make Christmas a time of good memories by sharing and enjoying the simple things the season has to offer.Christmas Cards
By Helen Steiner Rice
(we orginally published this poem as "Author Unknown, thanks to Jonathan for letting us know who the author is!)
I have a list of friends that is all written in a book.
For each name stands for someone who has crossed my path sometime
For while you may not be aware of any special "link"
So never think my Christmas cards are just a mere routine
I am but the total of people I have met,
So every year when Christmas comes, I realize a new,
May God bestow life's richest blessing on you.
And every year when Christmas comes, I go and take a look.
That is when I realize that these names are a part
Not of the book they're written in, but really, of my heart.
And in that meeting they're become the reason 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.
Just meeting you has changed my life a lot more than you think.
Once I've met someone, the years cannot erase,
The memory of a pleasant word or a friendly face.
Of names upon a Christmas list, forgotten in between.
For when I send a Christmas card that is addressed to you,
It's cause you're on the list of those I'm indebted to.
And you happen to be the one that I prefer not to forget.
Whether I have known you for many years or few.
In some way you've had a part in shaping things I do.
The best gift life can offer is having friends like you.