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The Child Without a Christmas 
by Martin Buxbaum

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The Child Without a Christmas

     When all the world is silent . . . 
on this holiest of nights . . 
In a million beds, the small ones dream . . . 
of Christmasy delights.
 
     But some awaken sadly . . 
and their tiny hearts are numb . . . 
when they realize through tear-filled eyes . . . 
that Santa didn’t come.

     A bit of cold or hunger . . . 
are things they understand . . . 
but a Christmas without toys . . . 
to hold in heart and hand . 
means that someone has forgotten . . . 
that someone didn’t care 
that someone failed to listen . . . 
to a very special prayer.

     It’s, oh, so very hard to tell . . . 
a disappointed tot . . . 
just why she had to be the one . . . 
that Santa Claus forgot.

by Martin Buxbaum
from Rivers of Thought

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