The Night Santa Lost His HandWhen all the world was fast asleep,Right early Christmas morning,Saint Nick came in through our front door,In his birthday nothin'!Oh sure, he had his jolly grin,And his big ol' bag of gifts,But circumstances factored in-They really hardly counted!And so he puffed around our tree,Setting down his bagUntill he turned to look at me,Who'd quietly snuck in."Santa Claus!" I said aghast,"Where are all your robes?Don't you know its way too coldTo go without your clothes?"He said nothing as he finished up,A darker shade of red,And I said nothing further cuzI was supposed to be in bed.Then on his way back out th
Birth, Death, Resurrection.Birth, Death, ResurrectionOne final breath is drawn,As last light ebbs from the sky.A family bids this elder farewell,As tears drip from their eyes.Though this life has passed away,As many lives have beforeThis family smiles with heartfelt prideAs this spirit again goes home.In this realm of eternal knowledge,In the cradle of this life,This spirit reflects on what it learnedOf love, of victory, of strife.Form stripped from it's being,Singularity parts from the soul,This life waits in limbo,Ever in a timeless hold.And in the world of the mortal,Two lovers by the sea,Fatefully lay with one another,And a c