Lay them carefully away,
Trimmings from our tree so gay,
Rainbow-light and frosted ball,
Silver star high over all,
Santa Claus and candy cane,
Reindeer in a jaunty train,
Dolly with a piquant face,
Red and green and tinsel lace,
Lay them carefully away,
For another happy day!
For another day next year
With the children gathered here!
Yellow-hair and curly-lash,
Dark-haired girl with crimson sash,
Brother growing tall and wise,
Happy wonder in his eyes.
Hearth-fire, will you shine as bright
As you did the Christmas night?
Can ensuing days be spent
Harboring this deep content?
Farewell, little Christmas tree,
You have made a memory!
This poem was written by my great-aunt Very Keevers Smith and published in a book of poetry she titled Poems of a Busy Mother. It was published in 1959.
The poem is wonderful! Have you inherited her talent? Why don’t you try a verse or so on the blog?