Somewhere, long ago,
An unknown artist painted
A warm, wonderful picture.
A feeling of home and family and joy,
That fits neatly in an envelope.
A piece of fine art arriving in the mail,
Along with a little poem.
“Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”
I wish the same to you, and you, and you.
Credits and Attributions:
Thoughts on a Christmas Card (2017), by Connie J. Jasperson ©2017, fine tuned from an earlier poem of the same name.
Christmas Eve by J. Hoover, 1880, Published by J. Hoover, Philadelphia [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Glædelig Jul, ca 1906 By Nasjonalbiblioteket from Norway [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons
