POST-CHRISTMAS MELANCHOLY ~ 12/27/07

Sometimes after all the hustle and bustle and build-up to Christmas, after the family leaves and the presents are opened and the radio stations stop playing Christmas music – I can feel a sense of loss.   So I wrote this to cheer myself up.  In case I’m not alone in my post-Christmas melancholy -- I hope it cheers you up too.  There is life after Christmas!

SNOW STILL FALLS

Snow still falls past Christmas day,

The lights on trees still sparkle;

Still joy in the ring of a bell at play,

And the dance of a flame from charcoal.

Children still laugh past Christmas day,

Their smiles still trick faces to wrinkle;

Still sweet on the lips is the candy cane,

And the sound of the wrapper’s crinkle.

Music still plays past Christmas day,

The wreath still hangs in a circle;

Still hot is the drink served in fire-tempered clay,

And the glow from a window-side candle.

Families still gather past Christmas day,

Reunions and meals still are juggled;

Siblings still wrestle and board games play,

And puppies since born still can snuggle.

God still is good past Christmas day,

Though our glimpse of His birth now is slowing;

Still rules He the world with His truth and His grace,

And in us, to Mankind, still keeps coming.

Surrounded By Grace,

Josh