Merry Christmas, Sweetheart!
by Judy Burnette

Merry Christmas, Sweetheart
with you is where I want to be
Yet it seems our lives are complicated
for I am the one not free,

Yet the very best present
is the gift of one’s self
I have given you a part of me
that has never belonged to anyone else.

So we can’t be together this Christmas
yet our souls are not apart
for I have given you the best part of me
I have given you my heart.

The Christmas Love

The Christmas must be here
I see people everywhere
going nuts, acting so funny
looking at all the shiny
pages of Holiday sale
that comes in the mail

I also thought, what shall I buy
from others what shall I get
how about a Japanese robot pet
just anything it’s all the same
may be a bigger flat TV, music cds
or some dumber newer video game

Ya ya, every year I hear
the salvation army bells
Even the richest man tells
when the millions he bless
to help the poor, the homeless
to give a roof, a bowl of soup

Sorry pal I’ve got no change
It may sound strange, but
you see I charge it all to visa
Lying with a straight face
quickly walked out of the mall
drove to St.Paul, with my Lisa

Later that night, I felt bad
I the truth hit me, I was sad
Why must I buy, why must I spend
for the birthday of a good friend
who came with nothing, from above
asked for nothing, gave nothing,
but love…

Let’s Kiss For Christmas
By Trade Martin

Let’s Kiss For Christmas,
For our love is strong,
Let’s Kiss For Christmas,
Together is where we belong,
With passion so much brighter,
Than any sparkling light,
We’ve waited so long,
And prayed for this night,
Let’s Kiss For Christmas,
Let’s Kiss For Christmas!

May you feel such love as lights the morning
by Nicholas Gordon

May you feel such love as lights the morning
Even at this darkest time of year:
Rippling through your heart with little warning,
Returning you to wonder and to fear.
You cannot will yourself to feel such love;
Christmas is a gift of unsought grace.
However much you may your spirit move,
Redemption chooses whom it will embrace.
In you may there be radiance and beauty
Such that you might never hope to see,
Taking as its home some common duty
Made lovely by a will sustained and free.
As you become a vessel for this light,
So may you know its pain and its delight.

Calendars May Mark the Tides of Love
Christmas love poem by William Byrd

Calendars may mark the tides of love;
However, please recall that love’s the sea.
Rest easy, then, in Christmas’ sweet madness,
Illumined by the pregnant star of gladness,
Serene within the depths of you and me.
There is no pain no happiness can move,
Making room for cherished company,
Antidote for life’s incumbent sadness
So long as will and wisdom puissant prove.

Mr. Christmas
by Trade Martin

Mr. Christmas, why am I feelin’ so lonely?
Mr. Christmas, why am I here without her?
Mr. Christmas, I loved her with all of my heart,
Mr. Christmas, why did fate tear us apart?

Dreamin…., how I used to welcome this season,
But lately…., it leaves me out in the cold,
With the lowest, emptiest feelin’!

Mr. Christmas, why does the sun shine so brightly?
Mr. Christmas, why does the laughter go on?
Mr. Christmas, the choirs are sounding so happy,
Mr. Christmas, don’t they know she was all I depended upon…?

Mr. Christmas, please tell them my hopes are all gone!