“Miracles are very rare, but for Christmas one would do: to hear the doorbell ring and have you walk, smiling, through.”
-Anonymous

In a darkened room
The tree glows
With hundreds
Of multi-colored lights,
Illuminating
The gaily wrapped gifts
Beneath its branches.
It is another
Christmas Eve
Without you
And even though
Thousands of miles
And an active war zone
Separate us,
I find comfort in knowing
You are thinking of me
And anticipating
Our "date" via Skype
In just a few short hours.
I pray the new year
Will bring you home safely
To my waiting
And eager arms
And that you never have
To leave me
Again.
 
c. 2013