Secret Wish Poems By Lynn Barany The snow was gently falling, Through the window she could see. Would Christmas come again this year With nothing beneath the tree? Her family worked very hard At all the jobs they had, She didn't want to let them know She was lonely, and very sad. Santa came to all her friends They even had the proof. They showed her all his footprints Where he walked upon the roof. With the candle light so dim and low Would Santa even know, That she was waiting just for him Would he know that she was home? She stoked again the fire To try to get some heat. Would Santa ever bring her, Her very special treat? She thought she must be selfish To have her secret wish, And would this year repeat itself As her house he always missed. A gentle knock upon the door She opened it to find A chubby, jolly little man In a red suit so devine. On his back he had a sack with lots of toys and such. He said he knew her secret wish That she wanted very much.

In his arms he held it This little ball of fur, Despite the cold and snowy night She could even hear it purr. She loved that little kitten For many years ahead. It never ever left her side, It slept upon her bed. Older now she thinks way back And she really does believe, If you wish for something hard enough It may come true on Christmas Eve.

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Hi, Thank you for coming to my poetry site. I hope you've enjoyed reading my poems and will come back again to this humble poets home -- Island Poetry. Every poem is original and is derived from my daily encounters, thoughts, experiences, relationships and contacts with family, loved ones, friends, nature, the world and people at large. My poetry is simple, uncomplicated, straight-forward and honest coming from the heart, soul, a spiritual presence and obviously God -- Her/Himself. Thus, once the idea and first line of a poem "pops" into my head, the balance of my poems "arrive to me" more or less complete requiring only my immediate and total attention and focus in its writing down, with minimal additional work or effort thereafter. While belonging to the International Society of Poets, I have also been fortunate to have had the support and publication of many of my poems by local community newspapers, faith groups, charitable organizations, and in various anthologies published by the National Library of Poetry and catalogued in the U.S. Library of Congress - Publication Data ISBN 1-56167-256-4 I now live on lower Vancouver Island, off the Canadian west coast. Although originally from the Canadian province of Ontario, I have over the years also lived in the province of Manitoba, as well as Germany. Once again thank you for reading my work, hope you enjoyed and found it relevant also to your own experiences of the living, loving and challenges of everyday life. I truly would appreciate and love to hear from anyone with comments, critiques, suggestions or what-have-you. Email Me - lynnbarany@islandpoetry.com Regards, Lynn Barany (Hanna)