SILENT NIGHT

The past few months brought reminders
Fewer as the weeks went by
But now with the holidays
They strengthen and renew
For it is the first Christmas
Without my Mother
And the third without my Father
My children divert some feeling
Of loss
For Christmas is for them
As once it was for me
But so are grandmothers
And grandfathers
Now my children must grow up
Without all the joy the years
With grandparents should have held
It is more their loss I feel
With every Christmas present
And tree
And especially every time
I hear "Silent Night"

mFm
12-18-89
12:30 P.M.
By the Dr.'s office
Irving, TX