[JustAmy]

12-25-03


THE GIFT OF GOD

There was seen a radiance
Glowing one night
Near the little maiden Mary
In blue and white.

"Lilies are not fairer,
"Roses more red,
Than the Child she sings to slumber,"
An angel said.

So the shepherds ventured
Through the white cold,
And their eyes beheld the Infant,
An hour old.

Long they gazed and wondered,
Awkward in awe,
At the paramount perfection
Within their straw.

"Diamonds are but trifles!
"Rubies no gem!"
Cried the hearts that slaved for pittance
Near Bethlehem.

So it was forever,
After the night
When the little maiden Mary
Wore blue and white.

- Mary Fabyan Windeatt -
Robert, Cyril.
Our Lady's Praise in Poetry.
New York: Marist Press, 1944

[Diver Dave]

[Jen]

Merry CHRISTmas!

Sending warm greetings from Georgia to each one of y'all. Hope you are enjoying time with your loved ones. My daughter and her fiance will be here tomorrow night. Yippee! See y'all in the New Year!

Sasso update: his skin graft didn't do very well - only a small part of the graft lived - so we are back to having a large open wound that needs to close on its own quite a bit before the vet can stitch it up. Poor kitty has been through so much. But his personality is almost back to normal. He's such a "whiney feliney" but I love him! hahahaha

[Brad’s Gramma]

Merry Christmas, Amy, and EVERYONE on this beautiful thread!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you for all the beautiful poems and tributes! Merry Christmas!

[Mama_Bear]

Amy, you are doing a beautiful job with this thread!
You are appreciated. :-)

[GailA]

[firewalk]

Merry Christmas (-: