<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=540851" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Christmas Eve</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Glitter twinkled at my fingertips.<br>As if the angles themselves had sent<br>songbirds. Singing softly.<br>The Christmas lights became stars<br>as the sun sunk into sleep.<br>The smell of cold and gumbo<br>clung to the air as we huddled on the floor.<br>Paper was torn as each pair of hands<br>opened their box of Mystery.<br>I shed a silent tear<br>when I tore my silver paper<br>and undid my blue ribbon<br>and found an empty box.<br>I closed it gently. Thanked the donor.<br>Turned to see a strange child<br>sitting on the floor<br> beside me.<br>Her clear blue eyes stared<br>at the empty tree.<br>Emotionless.<br>I touched her thick fire hair.<br>She did not blink.<br>I put my box in her hands.<br>She smiled at me, <br>kissed my cheek, <br>left.<br>The box safe in her soft palms.<br>Never to be seen again.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Zoe+Guillory">Zoe Guillory</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=540851" data-title="Christmas Eve de Zoe Guillory" data-description="Glitter twinkled at my fingertips. As if the angles themselves had sent songbirds. Singing softly. The Christmas lights became stars as the sun sunk into sleep. The smell of cold and gumbo clung to the air as we huddled on the floor. Paper was tor..."></div> </div> </div>

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