~ ~ The Greatest Gift ~ ~

For the Christmas in July contest     The Greatest Gift     Last Christmas I spent alone In the stillness of this big home No tv, no table and no bed to lay my head Family invites were many ,I stayed home instead   Depressed with the hand life had dealt me I decided to stay home, for some self help you see Not wanting to spoil their Christmas with my bitter mood I would stay in this big empty house in solitude Christmas eve walking the street alone Looking at the lights that lit up each home Then a glass of wine by the fireplace where I would lay Spend my night waiting for the break of day Christmas Morning as I sipped my coffee through the back door I saw four deer In the white snow, playing ever so softly I see Gods beautiful creatures every day But somehow this seemed different in some way I guess I was just glad to be alive to see another day watching the deer at play I realized I had just got the greatest gift For me there is no longer a loving wife But I still have the gift of life     God bless Merry Christmas to one and all By Ray Hamilton { Not a Poet } © Copyright 7 / 2008  All rights Reserved     Please Visit Me at The Poet's Nest

 

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Reviews

[doreen cyr]

This pulls at the heart strings but then gives a greater appreciation of our Father
great write
doreen