<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=457746" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Gift, Not Given</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Christmas was great Mommy', says the little girl-<br>'Yet, Santa did not give the one present<br>I wanted more than any other in the whole world: <br>Why is my Daddy still absent? '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Mother had naught with which to make reply; <br>She knew herself responsible for this void: <br>For years, she has witnessed her Daughter's hue and cry-<br>'I know my Daddy loves me, so why would he continue to avoid<br>Me as though I do not matter, for all these many years-<br>Why would he cause me all these many tears! ? '</div><div style="margin:10px 0">No matter what this Mother seeks to give, <br>She has realized she has only ever taken away; <br>No matter how long she may live, <br>She will ne'er out last the guilt of that Christmas Day!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Maurice+Harris">Maurice Harris</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=457746" data-title="The Gift, Not Given de Maurice Harris" data-description="'Christmas was great Mommy', says the little girl- 'Yet, Santa did not give the one present I wanted more than any other in the whole world: Why is my Daddy still absent? ' The Mother had naught with which to make reply; She knew herself respon..."></div> </div> </div>

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