A Special Christmas Poem

I realize that Christmas is long since passed.  But I was taking down my decorations, and....   Well, this poem hangs on my wall and I think it is worth passing on.  I found it printed on a placemat in a restaurant in 1971.  It has stuck with me all these years.  Yes, it will make you think..........

When all the world is silent

On this holiest of nights

In a million beds

The small ones dream

Of Christmasy delights

But some awaken sadly

Their tiny hearts are numb

When they realize

Through tear-filled eyes

That Santa didn't come

A bit of cold and hunger

Are things they understand

But a Christmas without toys

To hold in heart and hand

Means that someone has forgotten

That someone didn't care

That someone failed to listen

To a very special prayer

And oh, it's so very hard

To tell a disappointed tot

Just why she had to be the one

That Santa Clause forgot........

                    - author unknown

Merry Christmas to you all in all the years to come........