BRIGHT CHRISTMAS

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="0440eb82ermwup.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <div> ''WHITE CHRISTMAS''</div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-229/white.mid" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> <B>Sound Control</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="POEMS OF HOLIDAY SEASONS"><B>BACK TO HOME</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="guestbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="guestbook"><B>VISIT MY GUESTBOOK</B></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" background="043b85f1ermwup.jpg"> <div> <B>POEMS OF THE HOLIDAY SEASONS</B></div> <div> <B>"FOOD FOR THOUGHT" </B><B>A CHRISTMAS POEM</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#333333" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> Dear friends, </div> <div> To snow, or not to snow, that is the question. The following Christmas poem may not require a handkerchief, but <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CCFFFF" FACE="Arial" >it </FONT>reveals how some people may feel about it. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>"BRIGHT CHRISTMAS"</B> </div> <div> * *</div> <div> <B>Now please don't take me wrong,</B> </div> <div> <B>but when snow flakes come along,</B> </div> <div> <B>I love to see their sparklin' glow;</B> </div> <div> <B>but only coming down</B></div> <div> <B>to watch it cover ground...</B> </div> <div> <B>but guess what? we all b</B><B>ecome </B><B>snowbou</B><B>nd!</B> </div> <div> * *</div> <div> <B>But  back in times of old</B> </div> <div> <B>when winter days were cold</B> </div> <div> <B>at Christmas time when came the falling snow;</B> </div> <div> <B>'twas great on Christmas day</B></div> <div> <B>when existed horse and sleigh,</B> </div> <div> <B>but now in modern times.....it just ain't so!</B></div> <div> * *</div> <div> But now we're all snowed in</div> <div> to our living rooms and den</div> <div> and can't go out to get our shopping done,</div> <div> <B>but out upon the street are those whom dare to meet</B></div> <div> <B>in a battle of the fittest...barring none.</B> </div> <div> <B>For all that falling stuff has made it mighty tough;</B> </div> <div> <B>and Christmas time has turned into a mess;</B> </div> <div> <B>so trudging in the white...becomes an endless fight,</B> </div> <div> <B>with everybody's spirit put to test.</B> </div> <div> * *</div> <div> <B>So I'll tell you what I'm dreaming,</B> </div> <div> <B>it's a Christmas that has meaning,</B> </div> <div> <B>with sunny skies, pretty blue and bright;</B> </div> <div> <B>when all can skate and run</B> </div> <div> <B>in usual Christmas fun....</B> </div> <div> <B>instead of plowing all that snow in sight!</B> </div> <div> * *</div> <div> <B>Yes, I'm dreaming of a  Christmas</B> </div> <div> <B>with  sunshine in my sight,</B> </div> <div> <B>and wish your days will also shine;</B></div> <div> <B>I'm dreaming of it bright,</B></div> <div> <B>with the Christmas cards I write,</B></div> <div> <B> and without  the slippery slopping that we find.</B></div> <div> <B>For it hinders us from shopping...</B> </div> <div> when the snowdrifts deep and blocking </div> <div> all the cars and people on the roam.</div> <div> For those who dare attending </div> <div> and end up "fender bending"</div> <div> or even slip and breaks a bone;</div> <div> and probably wished they'd stayed at home!</div> <bR> <div> * *</div> <div> <B>I'm dreaming of a  Christmas,</B> </div> <div> <B>one when we're out and not "tied down",</B></div> <div> <B>with our friends we can visit</B></div> <div> <B>and everyone will wish it,</B> </div> <div> <B>a merry Christmas cheer to all around.</B> </div> <div> * *</div> <div> <B>I'd be dreaming of a WHITE CHRISTMAS,</B> </div> <div> <B>if we had a horse and sleigh,</B> </div> <div> <B>like those of long ago..</B> </div> <div> <B>when there came a Christmas snow,</B> </div> <div> <B>but in our day and time...</B> <B>there is no way!</B> </div> <div> * *</div> <div> <B>So however you may take 'em,</B> </div> <div> <B>come sunshine, rain, or snow,</B> </div> <div> <B>you can always surely make 'em right:</B> </div> <div> <B>just spend the time aglow,</B> </div> <div> <B>for reasons that we know,</B> </div> <div> <B>and may all your Christmases be bright!</B> </div> <bR> <div> <B>By William E. 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