Hi Carolyn, That was wonderful! Did you compose it? I'd like to wish all my cousins a Merry Xmas and a safe and joyous holiday. Norma On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 15:32:31 -0600 cafarmer <[email protected]> wrote: > FROM ME TO YOU............... > > My Christmas Card List > > There is a list of 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 > Those names are all a part > Not of the book they're written in > But deep within my heart. > For each name stands for someone > Who has touched my life sometime, > And in that meeting they've become > A special friend of mine. > I really feel that I'm composed > Of each remembered name, > And my life is so much better > Than it was before they came. > Once you've known that someone > All the years cannot erase > The memories of a pleasant word > Or of a friendly face. > So never think my Christmas cards > Are just a mere routine > Of names upon a list that are > Forgotten in between. > For when I send a Christmas card > That is addressed to you, > It is because you're on the list > Of folks I'm indebted to. > And whether I have known you > For many years or few, > The greatest gift that God can give > Is having friends like you! > > Happy Holidays, Carolyn Farmer > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb forbids posting of copyrighted > material without permission of the author. > Search our Maupin Message Board at: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.maupin > >