Its in us to be big enough and good enough to make things as they ought to be...Great message Gene

Great poem with a tranquil feel. Your words capture the spirit of Christmas. Love and Hugs,
Sheila

"I'd make Christmas past my Christmas present"

every line in this poem is inside the depths of Loves Eyes

"The world is big enough to share"....how powerful the words of truth are.....it is so true. Everyone wants goodness...
Much Love & The Bounty Of Christmas Blessings To You Dear Den Brother
and "My Christmas Gift to Me" I surely offer to YOU!!
Embraced~Embrassé
Vickie

You brought home the true meaning of Christmas to me today, gene. Tis' indeed the season to be jolly and to share that jollity with others. Have a great Christmas!

ah, a Christmas celebration worthy of the occasion -- the birth of Jesus Christ -- peace and love to you my friend -- JMW

Yes indeedy, if Christmas was, in your terms, as it ought to be, then so many fiscal savings could be made per capita in order to finance the principles of your final stanza... we could even go as far as to give the excess equivalent cost of our overblown festivities towards ending poverty, too... But then, peeps will tell me that money is not entirely at the root of the problems. So back to the drawing board... Thank you for this Christmas present to Me, too, Gene! :)) I'm glad I bought your ought! xx

Wouldn't it be wonderful Gene? Thank you for this lovely poem...just wish it were true.... hugs, lindalaw

Yes, a wonderful Christmas that combines the best of our childhood dreams with a blessed hope for the future. Merry Christmas, to you, too!

May I celebrate it this way too, Gene?;-) Thank you for the beautiful remembrance of how it used to be!I love it!

Merry Christmas,with love,
Eileen

And what a beautiful gift you have shared with us here, Gene.

Gene - This is truly a classic for Christmas poems. Thank you for sharing with me, and for being published, I congratulate you. Mewey Qwithuss to You and Yos! - Bill

Will you share your Christmas gift with me?
It sounds fabulous...
Cryssa

great Christmas verse Gene, I see you considered the source, which is you, of course the other sources might make other choices, even worse ones

Gene, wise words, a wish that I would want to come true.

Cheers,
Dan

Thank you Gene. It's a gift I give to myself every year.
Blessings J'nia

Exactly!!! I'd give the same gift to 'me' too. "My Christmas Gift to Me" is the way it ought to be INSTEAD OF give me an iPod, give me diamonds, give me a Mercedes, give me toys, give me a gift certifical to Neiman Marcus, me, me, me. I'm thinking of the 'Gift of the Magi'--I think that was the title for that short story. Give me a wish and it would be to return to the family Christmas I grew with where the family gathered and there was laughter and hugs and kisses.

Sounds like a damn good gift to me.. if only we could...

Myrna

A beautiful Gift you share with the rest of us, Gene: that's the Christmas I want, too. Well done.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

RIGHT ON! And if you are going wading today, I want to be there and watch you freeze your toes off...lol, Ed & Rufuz

This is beautiful, Gene. I especially love: "the world is big enough to share..."

Oh what a Christmas present you gave to all of us with this Masterpiece of a write Gene...in fact, you are my Christmas present. Merry Christmas my friend and I hope you get all you are wishing for in this write. Love and hugs, Bonnie