Hints of festive red

Tucked in velvet green

An evergreen tree—

Unlike one you’ve ever seen

Ribbons of color

Billows of hue

A touch of whimsy

So long overdue.

Songs of glory

Multitudes of angels

Penetrating through

Melodies of sleigh bells

Clouds of snow

Fade from the scene

Leaving a sight

Too great to believe.

Turn back the clock—

Lock the ticking hands!

“Christmas, everlasting!”

We all hope and demand!

But this is not so,

For it comes once a year

But Christmas, it seems,

Will never disappear.