Charles Dickens’ Christmas

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Charles Dickens’ Christmas

The holiday season of Dickens’ time evokes an image most sublime. Like a Christmas card from long ago, a scene of softy falling snow. People dressed in velvet and lace, wearing a happy smiling face underneath top hat or hood, fur muff and cape, which certainly would keep away the winter chill. If you close your eyes, you can see it still. Horse drawn sleighs with jingle bells, smoky, roasted chestnut smells. Every year at Christmastide there is a longing far and wide to be in England in Charles Dickens’ Day and hear the carols the church bells play; to relive The Christmas Carol story of redemption and of glory. It resonates within our hearts with a timeless message which imparts the knowledge that we really should try to always see the good in every person that we meet, which makes our own life more complete. That financial success or material things by themselves seldom brings happiness, for that is found in helping others all around. So, make this the season you fulfill the Christmas promise of goodwill.

© Copyright Victoria R. Crosby 2006 All Rights Reserved

British-born poet and writer Victoria Crosby has been Poet Laureate of the City of Glen Cove in New York for more than twenty-five years; her work has been published in magazines and newspapers as well as featured on radio shows. Now residing in Smoke Rise, Victoria will create a unique gift with a custom poem for an anniversary, engagement, wedding, birthday, retirement or any other special occasion. You can contact Victoria at poeticvic@aol.com.