Christmas Eve dawns clear
of the year's fears and doubts
crisp chill and fresh with
visions of sugar cookies
sleighs and wintery snow
that may yet still coat
our gingerbread house
 
on this expectant day
when even the gravest
believe in miracles
and smile within
knowing that a few
may indeed come true
 
each to find that at day's end
when the sun has passed at last
we will each and every one
after a year of struggles
look up in the night sky
for one bright star in the east
and a reason to believe
in the day to come tomorrow


© by Randy Cadenhead.
Used with the author's permission.