Dede's Favorite Poet: Martin Buxbaum

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The Child Without a Christmas

     When all the world is silent . . . 

on this holiest of nights . . 

In a million beds, the small ones dream . . . 

of Christmasy delights.
 

     But some awaken sadly . . 

and their tiny hearts are numb . . . 

when they realize through tear-filled eyes . . . 

that Santa didn’t come.

     A bit of cold or hunger . . . 

are things they understand . . . 

but a Christmas without toys . . . 

to hold in heart and hand . 

means that someone has forgotten . . . 

that someone didn’t care 

that someone failed to listen . . . 

to a very special prayer.

     It’s, oh, so very hard to tell . . . 

a disappointed tot . . . 

just why she had to be the one . . . 

that Santa Claus forgot.

by Martin Buxbaum
from Rivers of Thought