Patsy! Are you the author of this beautiful poem? May I use it to send on to my friends? Merry Christmas! Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: Patsy H Weikart <qmgen@juno.com> To: <HAMRICK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 10:43 PM Subject: [HAMRICK-L] MERRY CHRISTMAS POEM > > > MERRY CHRISTMAS > > I have a list of folks I know, all written in a book > And every year when Christmas comes, 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 in my very heart. > > For each name stands for someone who has crossed my path sometime > And in that meeting they've become the Rhythm in each Rhyme! > For while it sounds fantastic for me to make this claim > I really feel that I'm composed of each remembered name; > And while you may not be aware of any " special link " > Just meeting you has changed my life a lot more than you think. > > For once I've met somebody, the years cannot erase > The memory of a pleasant word or of a friendly face. > So never think my Christmas cards are just a mere routing > of names upon a Christmas list, forgotten in between, > For when I send a Christmas card that is addressed to you > It's because you are on the list of folks whom I'm indebted to! > > For I am but the 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 years or few > In some way you have had a part in shaping things I do; > > And every year when Christmas comes, I realize anew > The best gift life can offer is meeting folks like you! > And may the spirit of Christmas that forever endures > Leave its richest blessings in the hearts of you and yours! > > > >