This was written by my 11 year old daughter to a dear friend of ours that lost her son this past August...I just felt I had to share with everyone....She wrote this with love in her heart to try to attempt to take away a Mothers pain as the Christmas season fast approaches. Along with it while the mother read this, she handed her a blue jingle bell with a little angel sitting upon it... I am so very proud of my young daughter, who in my heart truly understands the true meaning of Christmas.

Christmas cheer is spreading
but you my friend seem to be untouched
I go to you full of care to try to cure your woe
You sit there sadly as smiling people go by
I come to you with a small frown,
as you make no notice of me
I sit beside you putting my hand on your shoulder
shaking you oh so lightly
But you ignore me with your empty eyes
staring into unknown lands
You my dear friend who I always saw
with a cheerful smile has had that smile taken away
I whisper in your ear
and a small smile comes to your lips
I reach in my pocket and place an item in your hand
You stare down at the little angel
with its cheerful face staring at you
For you my friend had seemed to forget
It is Christmas time my friend
and now the angels ring their bells
and visit their loved ones to let them know
they have a little guardian angel by their side

With love, Stephanie