CHRISTMAS EVE
by Dana Sieben
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Snow falls softly as
the tree stands watch.
Christmas lights flicker
and silvery tinsel
sways in the slightest breeze,
each coming alive
and waving.
Tiny elves, fairies, and reindeer
hang from each bough,
chatting among themselves,
about the morning to come.
Presents,
hidden in silver and gold boxes,
sit eager to be found.
Outside, in the world,
Christmas cheer overcomes
worldly hatreds.
Love conquers all,
and Santa leaves no coal
in the Christmas stockings.
© 2005
Dana is currently residing in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband and two children. She writes about her family, her Southern heritage, and her new life up north with a bit of humor and nostalgia.
In addition to being a member of various writing forums, Dana has also been published in USA Deep South, Long Story Short and Muscadine Lines – A Southern Journal. She is a member of SouthernHumorists.com and a contributing writer to Dew on the Kudzu, a Southern web journal, and Weight-LossArticles.com.
Dana can be reached at Bama Alum or at her blog, southerngalgoesnorth.blogspot.com. You may also sign up for her weekly newsletter, appropriately called "Southern Gal Goes North," by clicking here.
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