Merry Christmas

Dear Readers,

Here's a poem I wrote for the Christmas cards my wife and I will be sending out this year.

Dear beloved relatives, family and friends,
Again we address you as another year ends.
We hope you are feeling the Christmastime cheer
That fills up our hearts this blessed time of year.
It seems most fitting to tell you our news,
Some awesome adventures and also our blues.

Ben’s teaching job caused him much grief
But a change in career brought welcome relief.
When once he was miserable, suffering in school
Now he makes movie screens. It’s really cool.
He coats off-white vinyl with silvery paint
Compared to the students, his boss is a saint.

Erin’s vocation changed drastically too
Telling Wells Fargo she was finally through.
Now that she’s free from the walls of the bank,
Chief Executive Mommy is her proper rank.
She’s wholly familiar with many a chore;
Of household civility she maintains the core.

Trudy is cuddly, well-tempered and neat.
Just look at her picture. Isn’t she sweet?
Pomegranates and cheese are her favorite food.
She’ll also eat oatmeal, if it pleases her mood.
Her legs are getting strong; she can already walk
And her mind is a smart one. She’s starting to talk!

With San Tan Valley we’re falling in love.
Our city’s possessed with the peace of a dove.
Maybe we’ll stay until our days of death.
This seems a nice place to draw a last breath,
But wherever life takes us, wherever we roam,
We remember, especially at Christmas, that God is our home.