Category: Christmas Poems

It was a fatal mistake to attempt the mountain pass. Now he couldn’t see the road through his icy windshield glass. Then when he killed his engine, terror filled his stricken heart. Next his battery went dead and his engine wouldn’t start. Once, he had been a Christian so he knew how he should pray. […]

I remember when the manger scene Was real as it could be. I’d gaze at it for hours Beneath our Christmas tree. I would babysit for Mary So that she could get some rest, And place the wise men and the shepherds Where they could see the best. I fed all of the animals, The […]

The store clerk saw the stranger, And the sad look on his face, As he watched Christmas shoppers Rush around from place to place. The next time that he saw him, He was by the manger scene. Some people had thrown trash there And it wasn’t kept too clean. Then he watched him make his […]

Each year we send a family letter, by now you’ve guessed the reason, We like to brag about our deeds to celebrate the season. This time we wondered what would happen if we just shared the truth, Of how this year has really been though it may not be couth. Farming certainly has been tough; […]

Shirley was a timid child, Such a ragged little waif. She hung around the mission Because that’s where she felt safe. Her parents let her wander, They just didn’t seem to care. As long as they could claim her When they went to draw welfare. She lived in Old Shantytown, Just a bunch of makeshift […]