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Rated: ASR · Poetry · Holiday · #578172
What ever happened to the "good old days"?

AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS

'Twas the month before Christmas
And the stores were all packed
With good folks trying to
Get just what they lacked -

It seems that every year
Shopping starts earlier and so
By the time it is Christmas
You really don't care or know

What's in that wrapped package
You bought in November -
Surely it's a bargain
You saved for December.

No matter how much it costs
Or if the going is rough
Somehow you'll find a way
To make sure there's enough.

Then I pause to remember
A time of so long ago,
When an old fashioned Christmas
Made every heart glow.

We didn't have much money
So we did what we could;
Making our gifts of love
And today we still would

If an old fashioned Christmas
Didn't seem out of place -
If we just cared for each other
And not make it a race

For things that soon lose
The charm and the meaning;
Could be that our hearts
Need a little "Spring-cleaning".

An old fashioned Christmas
Where love is given and meant
To bring families together
And does not cost a cent.

It isn't the gifts that
Are under the tree -
It's the love in the hearts
That's Christmas, to me.

Countrymom
11/29/02











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