“Always remember, Edju,
Swiety Mikolaj loves animals, too.”
My Polish Grandmother
Pulling out our Christmas decorations
I soon came across an old wooden statue
An old gift, given to me by my grandmother
And some marvelous memories came into view
As a young child, I always loved the Holidays
My Grandma celebrated ‘Swiety Mikolaj’ Day
This was her Polish name for good old St. Nick
And, she always celebrated his Feast Day, today
I was probably only about five-years old when she told me
That good old St. Nickolas loved both youngsters and animals
And she gave me an old wooden statue of St. Nick from Poland
Today, this statue is my most cherished Christmas decoration of all
I’ve realized my ardent love of animals and nature came from her
She absolutely adored birds, and dogs, and cats, and wild animals
She deeply respected and loved each and every god-given creature
And, because of her, today, of all God’s Creation, I am still, in awe
Just yesterday morning, as I took an early walk in the chilly woods
I paused in a clearing observing some deer, as did my loyal old dogs
I could now almost picture good old Swiety Mikolaj, just ahead of us
Lovingly feeding them, and talking to them, perched on an old oak log
Suddenly, besides the truly captivating bird song in the pine-scented air
I could hear my dear old grandmother whispering to a boy she called Edju
“I am giving you this statue of Swiety Mikolaj, and I want you to remember,
That for always, and always, and always, he’ll love children and animals, too.”
Pulling out our Christmas decorations,
I soon came across an old wooden statue;
An old gift, given to me by my grandmother,
And some marvelous memories came into view.
©St. Nick’s Day 2011, Mr. Ed
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