Two weeks and counting until Christmas day is here
Then follow up with seven more and we’ll be into a brand new year
Time seems to be going quick and there is no time to waste
Hope you are able to enjoy yourselves in spite of all this haste
As we all get older, the time just seems to speed up on us all
But remember when we were all young kids, the time would seem to crawl
The days would seem to linger because we were excited for the day
Counting down the minutes to the time Santa would arrive upon his sleigh
Cherished memories remain and we can each recall our favourite ones
Stories that we have passed along to our daughters and our sons
Christmas holidays when we were young consisted of playing out in the cold
Get out and get some fresh air was the creedo we were told
Our parents had us bundled up and we had all that energy to burn
The more we ran around, the more internal heat we would churn
The local playground was the focal point where most of us would meet
If you weren’t in attendance there, you could play your hockey on the street
There was always plenty of kids around to play this wonderful game
In turn you got to know each other because the teams would never be the same
Sometimes there would be so many kids that you could seldom make a play
But that factor never seemed to bother us because we were out there the whole damn day
It’s funny how the cold never seemed to bother us when we were all young
We played in temperatures so cold, out parents feared we would sear a lung
This of course would continue throughout the winter season
Hell, we played outside all the time, we didn’t need a reason
Christmas holidays seemed so long because you were hoping for that special present
I’m just happy that I enjoyed those days because for others, recollections aren’t as pleasant
Take the time to observe the children this season when you can
Watch the smiles and glee on their faces and then you’ll understand
Just soak up all the happiness they exude and then without a doubt
You’ll realize Christmas is for children, that’s what it is all about
The Black Sheep Poet 