Much love and hugs go out to you my dearest friend.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We understand what you are going through.

God Bless

Thank you Katie, I'm glad you enjoyed this one. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

If this was a message for you to remember your tree with special ornaments, then I'm glad I could be of help with the reminisensce. I hope you have a joyous Christmas yourself Pam.

As well as for you Katie Did...I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas too.

Silent Night, Yeah Right

Twas Christmas Eve
And I've been shopping all day,
Boy am I tired
I could use a break in every way.
Got to play Santa Claus
This will be the baby's first,
Get a cup of coffee
To satisfy my thirst.

Mama's wrapping presents
While my muscles are gettin' stiff,
Building a playset
Under the tree go the gifts.
This is so special
This being our baby's first,
Chocolate chip cookies
And milk for Santa's thirst.

Baby is crying now
Waking from an evening nap,
She is being satisfied
Feeding in mama's lap.
Silent night, yeah right
Santa will be here soon,
It's not so silent here
With her crying in the other room.

Not long from now
The playset will be done,
Tomorrow on Christmas Day
She will be having fun.
Mama came in
Bouncing baby in her arms,
Looking quite frantic
She's lost all her charms.

"Almost through here, dear."
As I finished with the playset,
Putting it under the tree
Hoping there's something I didn't forget.
Mama said baby is sleeping
That is a big relief,
Almost ten o'clock
Time for us to go to sleep.

Not asleep thirty minutes
Before we heard the baby cry,
Looking at each other
We shrugged our shoulders and sighed.
Silent night, yeah right
Mama went to check on her,
Silent night, yeah right
A long night ahead, I'm sure.

Now the baby is giggling
Thinking it's time to play,
Doing what we can
Getting her back to sleep some way.
Now it's almost midnight
She's starting to nod her head,
Drifting off to sleep
We'll take her on up to bed.

Silent night, yeah right
Guess what time it is now?
Three in the morning
We'll get through this somehow.
The milk and cookies
Are starting to look really good,
I better leave them be
For Santa as I should.

Finally asleep again
And now it is almost five,
I'm wondering just how much
That I am still alive.
Silent night, yeah right
Who heard of such a thing,
Not the two of us
Not one carol did we sing.

Merry Christmas to all
Hope you slept very well,
Did Santa even come last night?
Can't open my eyes to tell.
Anyways, so you know
There's no such thing as silent night,
When you have your first baby
Just tell someone "Yeah right."

A Special Touch

When the turkey is all gone
And the Christmas tree goes up,
The decorations come out
As you drink from your coffee cup.
You go through the ornaments
Each with a special touch,
They all have their own story
And they mean so much.

Baby's first Christmas
Of a teen gone off to college,
Smiling with memories
You're proud of their knowledge.
You still hang it each year
Because of the love you shared,
As with each ornament
They are hung with care.

The hand crocheted snowflake
That grandma made for you,
Is hung at the top of the tree
Made in white and blue.
Grandma is no longer here
But her spirit lives on in your heart,
The memories of each year
Make sure they never part.

As you hang the popsicle stick reindeer
That your first grader made,
Or that fluffy cotton snowman
He made in fifth grade.
Each Christmas comes and goes
But the memories linger on,
You share in your stories
When the children all come home.

When the tree is finally finished
And the last ornament is hung,
Everything has a memory
Even the lights that were strung.
So bask in the warmth and glow
Of each Christmas past,
Pass them on down with care
So the memories will last.

And as well you should. Good luck to her and her endeavors.

I'm trying to focus Pam....but it's hard. I just hope that day comes before it's too late. Thanks sweetie for your uplifting comment.

I'm so sorry you had to face that Libra...I am just hoping she will come to her senses before she has to regret them. Thank you for commenting.

Thank you Erica...it was sad to write....but it was the only way I could say anything to her, by what I write...I emailed it to her and have yet to receive a reply.

Thank you all and to my new critic as well Sandscribble...welcome aboard. Thanks for comment.

Excuse me Carol I assume....but if you read into it like I was intending for it to be read, you would see that I was not meaning for it to be sarcastic. Yes, God put true beauty on the outside for men to admire, but the real beauty lies on the inside is what I was referring too. I have had girlfriends, wives and friends, that belittle themselves because they swear up and down that they are not beautiful. I always begged to differ with them because they do not see what I see and if they looked towards their inner-self, they would see they are more beautiful than Miss America or any Centerfold would ever think of being. That was the message I was displaying in that write. God forbid if I should write anything else.

Don't Regret

Yes, I know it will come to pass
Maybe in this life time,
You'll forgive and forget sometime soon
And things will be fine.
But, as long as you carry the grudge
And demean me as the baddy,
Know this, my first born child
I'll always be your daddy.

I'll always love you, dear one
Until the day that I die,
That's why I'm pleading with you
And letting you know why.
I've always been there for you
Since the day you were born,
Tucking you in bed at night
And waking with the early morn.

I was there through all bumps and bruises
And all of your tears,
Even through the thunderous storms
Soothing all of your fears.
With birthday parties and Christmas
Giving what you asked for,
The one thing I knew I could give
Was the priceless gift of love.

Now, you've grown into a woman
Holding onto a little grudge,
Forgiveness goes a long way
But you won't even budge.
You tell me to act like a father
That's something I thought I had,
Now, I feel I can't carry the title
Of being your Dad.

But there will come a time
When I will pass away,
No longer on this earth
To walk another day.
So, before it's too late my dear
Learn to forgive and forget,
Don't leave things unresolved
It'd be something you'd regret.

This is something I wrote for my oldest daughter who still carries a grudge around, for something I thought was right. Now she has disowned me and doesn't have a thing to do with me. I just hope I don't pass away too soon and she lives with the regret that she didn't forgive and forget.

Black and White

Do you own a black labrador
And the clothes you own are white?
Or own a white-haired dog or cat
And everything stands out so bright?
Are you a positive person
But living like you're an X-ray?
Or have a black cloud over your head
With no room to play?

In this world of indifference
And racial tensions are always high,
Why don't we put away the prejudice
And live as black and white?
Together we brothers and sisters
Among this colored issue,
Don't forget, we're all God's children
Together, me and you.

A beautiful creature
Created by God, from Adam's rib,
Yet, never to wear a mask
Except for what God hid.
Once the mask had been removed
And she saw all of God's wonder,
Though they were shunned from the garden
Because of her blunder.

But nevertheless,
May the mask never be worn,
For it hides her identity
For whom she was born.
Women never take the time
To see their inner beauty God gave,
Because what's on the outside
Was the disguise he saved.

Pay it forward...and great things come to you as well.

That was a wonderful written expression of love Dee...So true.

(((((Sherri)))) that was great. Like I was at a poetry reading.

I agree with Pam...wisdom, creativity, indescribable flair and such picturesque clarity in the color schemes. So beautiful.

I'm going to do a Charlotte's Web message for you....

Tremendous...

that explains you all around.

Dee, may all the spirit guides and angels keep you safe in your times of need and comfort. Always here if you need me my dearest friend.