Christmas
List
I
have a list of folks I know all written in a book
And
every year at Christmas time I go and take a look,
And
that is when I realize that these names are a part
Not
of the book they’re written in, but of my very heart.
For
each name stands for someone
Who
has crossed my path sometime,
And
in that meeting they’ve become the rhythm of the rhyme.
And
while it sounds fantastic for me to make this claim,
I
really feel I am composed of each remembered name.
And
while you may not be aware of any special link,
Just
meeting you shaped my life more than you may think.
For
once you’ve met somebody, the years can’t erase,
The
memories of a pleasant word or of a friendly face.
So
never think my Christmas greeting is just mere routine
Of
names upon a Christmas list forgotten in between.
For
when I send a Christmas greeting that is addressed to you,
It’s
because you’re on that list of folks I am indebted to.
For
I am but a total of the many folks I’ve met,
And
you happen to be one of those I prefer not to forget,
And
whether I have known you for many days or few,
In
some way you had a part of shaping things I do.
And
every year when Christmas comes, I realize anew
The
biggest gift life can give is meeting folks like you.
And
may the spirit of Christmas that forever and ever endures