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A Thought for Today
Life remains unfinished without love.
This
One Does It For Me!
Ken,
I remember being totally enchanted years ago by a small book of
Christmas poems by Mr. McKuen.
I'd love to get a few copies as gifts this year but I'm not sure where
to start looking for them.
Can you help?
Amanda
The book you refer to is
most probably "The Carols of Christmas," Amanda, and the good news is
it's still available from Stanyan
House so you can order right away.
Meantime here are a couple
of selections from the book to whet your appetite.
Gift Without Strings
I’ll walk you
just as far
as Christmas Day
and not one hour further,
leaving you to make your way
through the winter and the springs ahead.
A gift I give you
with no ribbon or bright bow
attached to me
or to a Christmas contract.
A present of reality
is made from truth
as much as it is shaped with love.
Go forward, straight ahead.
There are no limits on your life
but those barricades
you’ll build yourself.
Though I give you only words
to unravel on this Christmas day
and words may not seem
such a pretty present,
if you let them work for you
one day you’ll thank me
with a shining smile
brighter than the one I’m sending
out and over
to your young face now.
- from "The Carols
of Christmas"
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