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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=577482" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Night Before Christmas</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">T’was the night before Christmas, <br>He lived all alone, <br>In a one bedroom house, <br>Made of plaster and stone.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I had come down the chimney, <br>With presents to give, <br>And to see just who, <br>In this home did live.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I looked all about, <br>A strange sight I did see, <br>No tinsel, no presents, <br>Not even a tree.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">No stocking by the mantle, <br>Just boots filled with sand, <br>On the wall hung pictures, <br>Of far distant lands.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">With medals and badges, <br>Awards of all kinds, <br>A sober thought, <br>Came through my mind.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">For this house was different, <br>It was dark and dreary.<br>I found the home of a soldier, <br>Once I could see clearly.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The soldier lay sleeping, <br>Silent, alone, <br>Curled up on the floor, <br>In this one bedroom home.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The face was so gentle, <br>The room in such disorder, <br>Not how I pictured, <br>A Canadian soldier.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Was this the hero, <br>Of whom I’d just read? <br>Curled up on a poncho, <br>The floor for a bed? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I realized the families, <br>That I saw this night, <br>Owed their lives to these soldiers, <br>Who were willing to fight.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Soon round the world, <br>The children would play, <br>And grownups would celebrate, <br>A bright Christmas Day.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They all enjoyed freedom, <br>Each month of the year, <br>Because of the soldiers, <br>Like the one lying here.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I couldn’t help wonder, <br>How many lay alone, <br>On a cold Christmas Eve, <br>In a land far from home.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The very thought brought<br>A tear to my eye.<br>I dropped to my knees, <br>And started to cry.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The soldier awakened, <br>And I heard a rough voice, <br>“Santa, don’t cry.<br>This life is my choice.”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">“I fight for freedom, <br>I don’t ask for more, <br>My life is my God, <br>My country, my corps.”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The soldier rolled over, <br>And drifted to sleep, <br>I couldn’t control it, <br>I continued to weep.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I kept watch for hours, <br>So silent and still, <br>And we both shivered, <br>From the cold night’s chill.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I didn’t want to leave, <br>On that cold, dark night, <br>This guardian of honor, <br>So willing to fight.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then the soldier rolled over, <br>With a voice, soft and pure, <br>Whispered, “Carry on Santa, <br>It’s Christmas Day, all is secure.”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">One look at my watch, <br>And I knew he was right, <br>“Merry Christmas my friend, <br>And to all a good night.”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">This poem was written by a peace keeping soldier<br>stationed overseas.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Cassandra+Avalos">Cassandra Avalos</a><div class=q>
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He lived all alone, 
In a one bedroom house, 
Made of plaster and stone.

I had come down the chimney, 
With presents to give, 
And to see just who, 
In this home did live.

I looked all about, 
A strange sight..."></div>
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