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Trick or treating came and passed.
With fifty days to go,
Christmas was approaching fast.
Erin had begun months before.
Finding the perfect gift
for friends and loved ones she adored.
She searched online, stores in town,
and catalogs she saw in the mail
(who knew those were still around?)
She felt like ole Saint Nick
with every gift she picked
and the smiles and cheer they’d bring.
But each year she was thrown
by the same name on her list—
her dear aunt who lived alone.
No matter what she found
her aunt would feign a grin
but inside dwelt a frown.
Then in church one week she learned
during the sermon she rarely heard
for what her aunt had truly yearned.
Two hours she sat spellbound
by tales from years long past
finally shared with another at last.
Stuff that comes in a box is nice,
but not all presents can be wrapped.
Both aunt and niece were blessed that night.
- Jeff Thomason
December 5, 2017