Posted by petetx on December 12, 2008 at 06:40:47 from (67.232.112.204):
> New Christmas Poem > > TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,HE LIVED ALL ALONE, > IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. > > I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, > AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. > > I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, > NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,NOT EVEN A TREE. > > NO STOCKING BY MANTEL,JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, > ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. > > WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, > A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND. > > FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, > I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. > > THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,SILENT,ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE > FLOOR > IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. > > THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, > NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. > > WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? > CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,THE FLOOR FOR A BED? > > I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, > OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO > FIGHT. > > SOON ROUND THE WORLD,THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS > WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. > > THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF > THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. > > I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD > CHRISTMAS EVE > IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. > > THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,I DROPPED TO MY > KNEES > AND STARTED TO CRY. > > THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, > 'SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; > > I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, > MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS.' > > THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, > I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. > > I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL > AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. > > I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, > THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. > > THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, > WHISPERED, 'CARRY ON SANTA,IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL > IS SECURE.' > > ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. > 'MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,AND TO ALL A GOOD > NIGHT.' > > This poem was written by a Marine. > > The following is his request. I think it is reasonable..... > > > PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending > this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming > soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and > women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. > Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what > we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living > and > dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your > small part to plant this small seed
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