CHRISTMAS GREETINGS 2009

In 1970 I began a new custom. Instead of sending out Christmas Cards I wrote a poem and sent copies (all individually typewritten as I didn't have access to a copier)out to my friends and family. This year marks the 40th such greeting. Each year's has been original and unique for that year. Tomorrow I'll post the first one I ever sent out, but below you will see the one for this year.

Keeping
To Himself
He could have
Avoided pain

Staying
Where He was
He could have
Missed trouble

Turning
From the world
He could have
Seen no sin

Waiting
Improvement
He could have
Watched all decay

Reaching
His own height
He could have
Left us in our depths

Loving
His creatures
He had to
Choose loss for gain

- Kevin