Love abounds

And has no end,

And everything in the middle

… is yummy!

LOVE fills Christmas shoeboxes

For children in third-world countries,

LOVE picks an Angel Tree ornament

And puts a smile on a child’s face, with a gift.

LOVE bakes a luscious cake

For cold and tired carolers.

LOVE chooses a toy, with joy

For the Christmas Toy Run.

LOVE sends a card to

The lonely widow folk.

LOVE invites a single

For a cup of steaming hot cocoa.

LOVE takes a tin of cookies

To a man without a mate.

LOVE offers a ride to those without a license

To a Christmas concert.

LOVE buys a Christmas hamper

For Thermal Belt Outreach.

LOVE shovels snow

For someone who can’t.

This LOVE is of a special kind,

It is found deep in the – HEART,

Waiting to be opened….. and GIVEN!

–  poem submitted by Annelie Baer