Happy Thursday everyone and the chance we have – thanks to our host Brian – to share what we are thankful for in this Hop. Click his badge above to join in the Hop if you’d like to share YOUR thankfuls with everyone. Brian gives us this venue to share and focus on the things that we are thankful for in our lives. Speaking them out loud makes us become more aware of how lucky we are. I’m EXTREMELY thankful that I live with my Mom and Dad in comfort and warmth with plenty of food to eat and warm spots to sleep and all the love I could possibly have from them. Being adopted was the best thing that ever happened to me. Mom and Dad tell me that even though Christmas time was sad for them as they said goodbye to Angel Sammy in December of 2016, they are now really able to think about him and all the joy he brought to them through almost 17 years rather than those last painful and sad months before he left. That’s a GIFT.
Now – I’m also thankful today that Angel Sammy is actually still in our lives in one way which is sharing his poetry with us once a week – which he writes from the Bridge and sends to me to share with you on Thursdays! Ready?
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Happy Poetic Thursday Before Christmas!
That’s right – all of you by now are thinking about Santa Paws and how he will be visiting you soon – have you been naughty? Have you been nice? Well, let’s hope it’s the LATTER and not the FORMER! We’re here today to share some poetry and it probably has a Christmas flavor to it because of the photo I gave you last week for this week’s poem. Here’s the photo and my poem follows!
“A Christmas Lesson Learned”
Poem by Angel Sammy Kimmell ©December 22, 2021
“Wasn’t I a very good girl this whole long year through?
Didn’t I write you a long list of things I wanted and sent it to you?
Yes I have a room full of toys and dolls and beautiful clothes
But my friends have things that I don’t have but deserve – heaven knows!
When I asked my Mom and Dad why Santa hadn’t read my letter
They sat me down and told me a story that made me feel much better.
They reminded me that I was a very lucky girl to have a wonderful life
When all around us many children live in poverty, pain and strife
They barely have enough to eat and they certainly don’t have toys
It made my heart ache ever so much for all those girls and boys
The empty box under the Christmas tree was put there for a reason
It was to remind me how so many have so little in this holiday season.
I felt so sad until I thought of a way that I might help a few
I had so many toys in my room – some older and some brand new
I told my parents I’d fill my empty box with toys, and more boxes I would find
So I could give the kids who had so little some fun at Christmastime.
We bundled up loads of toys and off to the shelter we went
It was the most wonderful Christmas Day that we had ever spent!
I know I’m just a little girl and am lucky for the life I’m living
But the REAL spirit of Christmas I learned was that LOVE is in the GIVING…”
That photo brought so many things to mind that it was difficult for me to choose just ONE theme for my poem this week. I bet you felt the same. I’m anxious to see your poetry so be sure and tell me in comments if you wrote one AND give us your link to it so we can read it !!
AND – here’s your photo challenge for next week!!
Not so sure these people chose a good spot for their home…….but let’s see what we can do poetically to express our feelings about this one shall we?????
Mostly I want to take a minute to thank all of you who either visit Poetry Thursday to read a poem here OR have tried your hand at poetry and actually participate yourself in writing. It’s a wonderful way to share your feelings – impressions – thoughts – based on the photos you see. We all FEEL things when we see a photo – poetry lets us express those feelings in a fun way.
Now – I want you all to know that all of us Angels at Rainbow Bridge wish all of you – our family and friends who we had to leave behind – a most wonderful and joyous holiday. We are always with you – you may not always feel us there but we ARE there. Watching over you forever until one day when we’re all together again.
I send you all a Christmas hug !
Love from ME to YOU (photo from Dec. 2016)
ANGEL SAMMY
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Gosh Angel Sammy……that was a smashing poem and sure made us all think about what a GIFT really is and what it can mean to someone else. I will miss you at Christmas but I lie under the Christmas tree every night – – – just like you did – – – and dream about you. Happy Christmas at the Bridge!
Hugs, Teddy
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