Twelfth Month

December I remember

I doth think of you

from the highways

to the by ways

life, will sing us through

With the carols

with the cookies

jingle of the bells

to the snowmen

and the plowmen

and the roads of salted ice,

to the parties

don't eat hardy, for those calories,

count twice,

Have a coffee

skip the toffee

hold the fruitcake

and the cream

read a story

hang a stocking

do it all, as you would dream

Send an e-mail

and a snail card

take a picture, time is peak

Time is present

Time is precious

Time is something we can't sneak

take your minutes

and your moments

Time is all within,

and here,

Hug your family

and your puppies

and your children

in your heart

keep these memories

tell your stories

laugh your chapters, share the spark

know these moments

are just moments

and there's nothing

you to fear

When it's snowing

bundle briskly

walk the crunchy icicles

Know we're human

even fragile

keep your wits & knowledge near

Know it's fleeting

thin as paper

as our trees

they are our ears

are our wittiness

are our soul mates

ever present standing free,

ever patient

ever silent

knows our God does love

our trees

They tell stories

hidden deeply

those in bedded in a trunk

they do know that

we are wasteful

with a lot of awesome stuff

So be kind our fellow humans

when we look upon our trees

be reminded of their wisdom

sharing kindness is the key.

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Written 12/2/10 , third poem in the Poetry A Muse In Motion, series.

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This poem is dedicated to our friend Glen Douglas. Glen enriched our lives with his warmth, sincerity, deep knowledge & his wonderful spirit of joyful humor. On November 21, 2010, the world had lost a very kind & thoughtful man. His memory will live on, in the hearts of his family & many friends world wide.

*Amen*