Ah, Mignonne, in how few hours,
The petals of her purple flowers
All have faded, fallen, died;
Sad Nature, mother ruinous,
That seest thy fair child perish thus
'Twixt matin song and even tide.
You used to cry so much at Christmas time,
and now those shoes are on our feet instead,
because there's great sadness in our hearts,
and there's still so much left to be said.
I could go on about Thanksgivings and Christmas's,
evening trips to Thrifty and the best ice cream cones,
but I really want to talk about my parents,
even though Dad doesn?t say much, when anybody phones.
Because they were always there for us
and Christmas will never be the same again,
maybe not until we are all once more together,
some day in the future, sometime when.
(NAME) got to hear his first R rated word,
Dad used to fix everything, this time it was the brakes,
and then there was the full shaped Christmas tree,
and you should see the lemon meringue pie mother bakes.
The greatest Christmas stocking ever,
was not the one filled with my favourite toy,
instead, it was beautifully filled by you,
and you filled my life with happiness and joy.
I'll never forget the 23 years of Christmas gifts,
and shopping at JC Penney will never again, be the same,
I think I'll wear her favorite green and pink shirt,
I might even wear it to a basketball game.
You love those old black and white movies,
and from Cleveland, you've travelled afar,
and I think our wedding song was simply perfect,
because you are loved: "Just the way you are"
Now, I guess the very worst scenario,
is that you don?t get to hear or sing an angels song,
maybe there?s no afterlife, after all,
and religion has got it all so very wrong.
It was funny to see my big bouncer not eat his salad,
but your nerves finally settled down with Dr. Dolittle 2,
and from that moment on, we became inseparable,
and it wasn't that long before I was saying "I do".
They all danced with you to "Because You Loved Me",
and I don't think there's a more fitting song on this Earth,
because (NAME), we do appreciate your true and honest value,
yes, we do appreciate your true and honest worth.
Her Christmas spaghetti was legendary,
her front bedroom was where I spent my "time out",
she was often strict with me, just to be kind,
she certainly taught me what love is all about.
And her short bread biscuits were simply to die for,
not to mention her sweet potato and macaroni & cheese,
and I'll never forget the Christmas Mock Crayfish,
the best ever. (Would you like some more? Yes, please!)
By that Fall, they decided to get married,
and dreams do come true on Christmas Eve,
and their close friends and family witnessed it all,
no Santa Claus but their own dream to believe.
As the song goes, I left my heart in San Francisco,
and I want you to know that I miss you very much,
I miss your smell, your warmth, your light,
and yes, how I miss your tender touch.
And I?ll never forget our Christmas times,
especially that feeling on Christmas Eve,
Dad with his food, Mom with her vodka
and we went to sleep with a dream to believe.
It wasn't until Christmas of that year,
that was when I started to see a little common sense,
you came around for a chat and a coffee,
although I'll admit, things were still rather tense.
But I guess, as the song goes, that's what friends are for,
and at the end of day, He must have needed you more,
and (NAME), Calico, we just wanted to say "we'll miss you",
I guess that's what these words are really for.
Seattle was so very special this year,
I really enjoyed being with your family at Christmas time,
I felt the warmth, the love the bond,
and I also felt the reason in this rhyme.
And "Through The Years" is your song,
and I think it's aptly named as well,
because through the years your love keeps growing,
and if it could be bottled, it would surely sell.
You came into the World during Christmas 2004,
but then literally, you had to take a life flight,
we all had to drive 2 hours to get there,
and that was only the start of a very long night.
And your wedding song has been your anthem,
and through the years your love has steadily grown,
and I'm just so grateful for all the lessons that you've taught,
and for all the love and kindness that you've shown.
I wish you both so much happiness,
and the best of what life has in store,
I wish you plenty of Christmas stockings,
and I wish you love, always and for evermore.
I also remember our laughing at absurdities,
and how we'd change the words to a song,
I remember us doing cartwheels on the "square",
I remember how terrifically we used to get along.
I remember dinner with dad after a little league championship,
I'll never forget him saying "I'm proud of you, son",
and we've had so many great hectic, stressful family times,
but at Thanksgiving and Christmas, how else does dinner get done?.
The memory of that day will always be with me,
so will the thought in our special song, Claire de Lune,
and we took in and gasped at the Sedona scenery,
you and the Grand Canyon made the perfect honeymoon.
Christmas was always my favourite time,
you could feel something special in the air,
and I just want to look back and remember,
because I have a memory to share.
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