"AN OLD MAN"

Hi folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw with a poem for you about a lonely old man. This was written a few years ago when I lived in Dumas Texas and lived away from my family, My wife and I would see each other on weekends but it was hard to see the rest of the family. I guess I was feeling sorry for myself, but in the end it all worked out. It goes like this-----IT WAS LATE DECEMBER AND COLD OUTSIDE, AND CHRISTMAS WAS JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY---AN OLD GRAY HAIRED MAN SIT FULL OF FEAR OF BEING ALONE ON CHRISTMAS DAY---HE LIVED IN A SHACK WITH HIS LITTLE OLD DOG, A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP THEY HAD FOUND---HE HAD A FAMILY A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT, THEY QUIT COMING AROUND---HE READ HIS BIBLE MORE THAN THE PAPER, AND HIS FAMILY HE OFTEN THOUGHT ABOUT THEM---AND HOW THEY CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS TOGETHER, REMEMBERING JESUS IN BETHLEHEM---EVERY SOUND HE HEARS IT STARTLES HIM, HE THINKS ITS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR---BUT ITS ONLY THE WIND BLOWING THROUGH THE TREES, THERE ARE NO KNOCKS ANYMORE---FATHERS DAY, BIRTHDAY, THANKSGIVING, EVERY HOLIDAY IS THE SAME---WHAT A WORLD OF JOY IT WOULD BE TO HIS EARS, TO HEAR SOMEONE CALL HIS NAME---SO ANOTHER YEAR HAS COME AND GONE, AND ONCE AGAIN THERE'S NO SURPRISE---NO MORE LAUGHTER, NO MORE GIFTS, ONLY TEARS IN THE OLD MANS EYES---AND SOON HE'LL LAY DOWN AND CLOSE HIS EYES, AND BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT HE'S BEEN GIVEN---HE'LL GO TO SLEEP AND WHEN HE WAKES UP, HE'LL SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH GOD IN HEAVEN.-----Well folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw signing off, and, the good Lord willing and the creeks dont rise, I'll be back tomorrow.