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(written for my young sons in 1979)
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Children, lay your presents down,
come look and see what I just found –
a tree outside all flocked in snow
that doesn’t need a wire to glow;
playful squirrels – the romping kind
that you never have to wind.
A snowman’s outside every home,
not one is made of Styrofoam.
There’s peace and quiet for your heart
not found inside a shopping cart,
and living color in a smile
that’s brought to you without a dial. *
The wind is singing up the street
to rosy cheeks and dancing feet,
to easy laughter, mellow sighs,
whispering of the grand surprise
that comes on winter’s longest night –
the promise of returning Light.
So children, lay your presents down,
behold the gift that Love has found.
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© 1979, 2014 Betty Hayes Albright
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* Waaay back in the late 60’s and early 70’s, certain t.v. shows were “brought to you in living color” (as opposed to the more common black and white) – on televisions that still had dials. Funny – seems so antiquated now.
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Seasonings 