Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. Dec. 24-25, 2003

12-24-03 | JustAmy, St.Louie1 and Mama_Bear

[ladyinred]

Merry Christmas Louie! I never see you much anymore, but your antics do filter back to me from time to time! :-) Hope you have a wonderful day today!

[ladyinred]

"Look, I want my money! If you're not going to give me my $20 million right now, then I want my dollar back!"

ROTFL! This is so funny! I do hope she got her money back, fair is fair! :-)

[ladyinred]

Oh look! I am the only one here! I must be the only freeper with NO LIFE!!! :-)

MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL!

[Victoria Delsoul]

A Christmas Hymn

Near where the shepherds watched by night
And heard the angels o'er them,
The wise men saw the starry light
Stand still at last before them.
No armored castle there to ward
His precious life from danger,
But, wrapped in common cloth, our Lord
Lay in a lowly manger.
No booming bells proclaimed his birth,
No armies marshaled by,
No iron thunders shook the earth,
No rockets clomp the sky;
The temples built in his name
Were shapeless granite then,
And all the choirs that sang his fame
Were later breeds of men.
But, while the world about him slept,
Nor cared that he was born,
One gentle face above him kept
Its mother watch till morn;
And, if his baby eyes could tell
What grace and glory were,
No roar of gun, no boom of bell
Were worth the look of her.
Now praise to God that ere his grace
Was scorned and he reviled
He looked into his mother's face,
A little helpless child;
And praise to God that ere men strove
About his tomb in war
One loved him with a mother's love,
Nor knew a creed therefor.

-- John Charles McNeill, 1874-1907

[Sabertooth]

Thanks for the poem and the pic, Victoria.

Merry Christmas to you, ladies.

We Three Kings

We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.

Refrain

O star of wonder, star of light,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Born a King on Bethlehem's plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.

Refrain

Frankincense to offer have I;
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Prayer and praising, voices raising,
Worshipping God on high.

Refrain

Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone cold tomb.

Refrain

Glorious now behold Him arise;
King and God and sacrifice;
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Sounds through the earth and skies.

Refrain

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks for the lovely poem, and the graphic is beautiful, Saber.

Merry Christmas, to you as well.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Jen!!! Merry Christmas my friend. Glad to hear that Sasso is doing so much better. Great news!

See y'all in the New Year!

New year? Come back sooner, we miss ya, girl!

Have a great time with your daughter, her fiance, and all your family, Jen.

[larryjohnson]

Gift From Daughter

In my rag sock was found,
My best gift by far:
Pistachio nuts (a pound)
And a blueberry protein bar.

[HighWheeler]

Merry, Merry Christmas, Victoria.

[Jen]

LJ - I love your poem! Glad you got gifts that you enjoyed. My best gift this year is a George W. Bush "action figure" in flightsuit with all the pilot gear. Really cool!!! A complete day of pampering at the day spa was a close second. (I'm going to give my hubby a list every year from now on! ))

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

[Jim Robinson]

Merry Christmas everybody!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Merry Christmas, Jim! May God always bless you.

[OESY]

Merry Christmas from the Matterhorn!

[OESY]

Merry Christmas from the Manhattan!

[JustAmy]

Wow ...... when I said I didn't know what time I would get here, I had no idea I would be gone all day.

We had a wonderful Christmas. Lots of family came by. In addition to Hubby, son and me, we had 19 relatives here for dinner. Well, two of them were about 3 months old so they didn't eat much.

When the last guest left, I settled down with a blanket and took a two hour nap. Sorry if I missed everyone.

Though this is late, I would like to say hello this Christmas Day. I hope everyone had the best day ever.

Thank you for stopping by Amy's Place.

[JustAmy]

Thank you so much for posting the President's Christmas message. What a handsome couple President and Laura Bush are.

I hope your Christmas was very Happy.

Thank you for stopping by Amy's Place on this Christmas Day.

[JustAmy]

It is great to see you today.

I hope your Christmas was blessed.

Thank you for coming by Amy's Place on this busy, busy day.

[JustAmy]

Though this is a little late, I would like to thank you for bringing the coffee and the wisdom this morning.

Thank you for remembering us today and everyday.

[JustAmy]

Hi Billie ........ LOL

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas.

Thank you for stopping by on this busy day. It is always a pleasure to see you.

[JustAmy]

Dubya ..... thank you so much for that beautiful sentiment. We join you in prayer for those suffering sadness this Christmas.

Thank you for remembering us and for visiting Amy's Place this Christmas Day.

We hope you and Eve had a wonderful day.