Have you ever stopped and felt the warmth?
Not that warmth that comes from a fire place
Not the warmth of your new Pj’s
But the actual warm of a family’s love.
I felt it one evening at dinner
Somewhat instantaneously
While taking my first bite of dinner
Enjoying every single bite
A warming sensation within.
We starting chattering like always
Then I just stopped.
All around me the very people
Who supported me every step
Never failing to love me,
No rejection, unconditional love,
Just the love of two families.
Have you ever touched Christmas?
Not the presents under the tree
Not the fuzzy santa hats or the egg nog
As good as that stuff is,
Not even the hug of your parents
As you wake them…
But touch Christmas itself?
Have you sat and thought
About the pure joy celebrated around the world
Without the presents, songs, and chatty people,
Racing to the phone to call a friend?
Maybe you took into account
A deeper meaning behind it,
Maybe the true love in your heart.
Maybe you realized
The true epitome of beginning
For all man kind
Across the states
A constant factor
That shows among us all.
In the quiet array of rooms,
Listen carefully at the children sleeping,
Hold your thoughts and you might feel Christmas.
Calm, quiet,
Unrelenting by all,
Grasp with you mind and heart
And you might feel the real Christmas.
