<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=567667" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Once before Christmas</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I sit in the glow of the Christmas tree<br>All alone, no one else but me<br>The house is quiet, hushed and still<br>As the cat sleeps on the window sill<br>As I sit and reflect on Christmas’s past<br>I ponder how they’ve gone so fast<br>How, not long ago I was just a child<br>With great anticipation of presents piled<br>Now, most of my children are all grown<br>I’m just thankful, that they’re all at home<br>Now, what of Christmas’s that lie ahead? <br>I leave those to my dreams, once I’ve gone to bed</div><div style="margin:10px 0">12/21/09</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Rhonda+Baker">Rhonda Baker</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=567667" data-title="Once before Christmas de Rhonda Baker" data-description="I sit in the glow of the Christmas tree All alone, no one else but me The house is quiet, hushed and still As the cat sleeps on the window sill As I sit and reflect on Christmas’s past I ponder how they’ve gone so fast How, not long ago I was ..."></div> </div> </div>

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