Here's something I saved a few years back. A friend sent this to me inside of a Christmas card and I felt compelled to keep it and send it to all my friends.
I have a list of folks I know
All written in a book
And every year when Christmas comes
I go and take a look
And that is when I realize
That these names are a part
Not of the book they’re written in
But of my very heart
For each name stands for
Someone who has crossed my
Path sometime
And in that meeting they’ve
Become the rhythm of each rhyme
And while it sounds fantastic
For me to make this claim
I really feel that I’m composed
Of each remembered name
And while you may not be aware
Of any special link
Just meeting you has changed
My life a lot more than you think
For once I’ve met somebody
The years cannot erase
The memories of a pleasant word
Or a friendly face.
So never think my Christmas
Cards are just a mere routine
Of names upon a Christmas list
Forgotten in between
For when I send a Christmas
Card that is addressed to you
It’s because you’re on the list
Of folks I’m indebted to
For I am but the total of the
Many folks I’ve met
And you happen to be one of
Those I prefer not to forget
And whether I have known you
For many years or few
In some way you have had a part
In shaping things I do
And every year when Christmas comes
I realize anew
The best gift life can offer
Is meeting folks like you
And may the spirit of Christmas
That forever endures
Leave the richest blessing in
The hearts of you and yours
