T'was The Night Before Christmas, He Lived All Alone, In A One Bedroom House, Made Of Plaster And Stone. I Had Come Down The Chimney, With Presents To Give, And To See Just Who, In This Home Here Did Live. I Looked All About, A Strange Sight I Did See, No Tinsel, No Presents, Not Even A Tree. No Stocking By The Mantle, Just Boots Filled With Sand, On The Wall Hung Pictures, Of Far Distant Lands. With Medals And Badges, Awards Of All Kinds. A Sober Thought, Came Through My Mind. For This House Was Different, It Was Dark And Dreary, I Found The Home Of A Soldier, Once I Could See Clearly. The Soldier Lay Sleeping, Silent, Alone, Curled Up On The Floor, In This One Bedroom Home. The Face Was So Gentle, The Room In Disorder, Not How I Pictured, A Lone British Soldier. Was This The Hero, Of Whom I'd Just Read? Curled Up On A Poncho, The Floor For A Bed? I Realized The Families, That I Saw This Night, Owed Their Lives To These Soldiers, Who Were Willing To Fight. Soon Round The World, The Children Would Play, And Grownups Would Celebrate, A Bright Christmas Day. They All Enjoyed Freedom, Each Month Of The Year, Because Of The Soldiers, Like The One Lying Here. I Couldn't Help Wonder, How Many Alone, On A Cold Christmas Eve, In A Land Far From Home. The Very Thought Brought, A Tear To My Eye, I Dropped To My Knees, And Started To Cry. The Soldier Awakened, And I Heard A Rough Voice, "Santa, Don't Cry, This Life Is My Choice. I Fight For Freedom, I Don't Ask For More, My Life Is My God, My Country, My Corps." The Soldier Rolled Over, And Drifted To Sleep, I Couldn't Control It, I Continued To Weep. I Kept Watch For Hours, So Silent And Still, And We Both Sat & Shivered, From The Cold Night's Chill. I Didn't Want To Leave, On That Cold, Dark Night, This Guardian Of Honour, So Willing To Fight. Then The Soldier Rolled Over, With A Voice, Soft And Pure, Whispered, "Carry On Santa, It's Christmas Day, All Is Secure." One Look At My Watch, And I Knew He Was Right, "Merry Christmas My Friend, And To All A Good Night."
Thought as christmas was coming I would post this poem
Dazoo |