Christmas
Dinner
And
it came to pass on a Christmas evening
While
all the doors were shuttered tight
Outside
standing, lonely boy-child
Cold
and shivering in the night
On
the street, every window
Save
but one, was gleaming bright
And
to this window walked the boy-child
Peeking
in saw, candle light
Through
other windows he had looked at turkeys
Ducks
and geese, cherry pies
But
through this window saw a grey-haired lady
Table
bare and tears in her eyes
Into
his coat reached the boy-child
Knowing
well there was little there
He
took from his pocket,
his
own Christmas dinner
A
bit of cheese, some bread to share
His
outstretched hands
held
the food and they trembled
As
the door, it opened wide
Said
he, Would you share with me Christmas dinner
Gently
said she, Come inside
The
grey-haired lady brought forth to the table
Glasses
two and her last drop of wine
Said
she, Here's a toast to everyone's Christmas
and
especially, yours and mine
And
it came to pass on that Christmas evening
While
all the doors were shuttered tight
That
in that town, the happiest Christmas
Was
shared by candle light
Paul
Stookey, 1963
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