©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson

The wonder of Christmas has always been mine.
It was given to me as a child.
Mother told me the tale of that first holy night,
and Christ’s light filled her eyes as she smiled.

©2010 Susan Noyes Anderson

Little bits of heaven swirl around the manger bright,
falling softly as the mem’ry of that Christmas night
when all the world stood still in wonder at the Savior’s birth,
and choirs of angels sang out joy and peace to men on earth.

©2018 Susan Noyes Anderson

Christmas shopping has begun,
but now I shop for three,
another sad reminder of
the way things used to be.

©2017 Susan Noyes Anderson

Photo ©2016, Anita Schiller Terry

At Christmas, simple things are best:
A family meal, a day of rest,
A sprig of holly on the tree,
A sweet noel, sung joyfully.

©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson

Our hearts are turned to thee, dear Lord,
on this and every Christmas day.
Thy loving grace hath set us free
to give sorrow and sin away.

©2015 Susan Noyes Anderson

When every guest has taken leave,
and gifts are all unwrapped and gone,
I take a little time to grieve
before good memories linger on.

©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson

The creatures of the forest
were gathered all around.
The day was Christmas morning.
Soft snow lay on the ground.

©2015 Susan Noyes Anderson

A child was given to the world
one perfect, starlit night.
He came to bless us with His truth
and fill our souls with light.
He was the Son of God and Mary,
human yet divine,
the only One who had the pow’r
to take your sins and mine.