The Cristmas Bell

The Christmas Bell

© by Bud Lemire on Dec 19, 2018

All was silent, on this Christmas night

The tree was lit, with a colorful light

Ornaments hanging, from the tree

One was a bell, given to me

On this silent night, in this winter wonderland

That bell started ringing, not by a human hand

Mom gave it to me, and then she went

She said when it rings, it'll be Heaven sent

The family surrounded the tree, as it rang

It was Mom's favorite song, that they sang

They could almost hear her, singing along

This love they felt, was what made them strong

She always loved this time of year

They each felt her love, as it drew near

She loved each one so very much

One by one, they felt her Heavenly touch

They remembered the last words she said

Just before her body became dead

“When you stand around the Christmas Tree”

“If the bell should ring, you'll know it's me”

Mom was never one to pass up a family event

Each of them knew, that bell, was Heaven sent

So often we think those who left this world are gone.

Yet they can be so very close, we can feel them. Just

remember their human bodies are gone, but their souls

within become amazing spirits that gather around the

ones they love. They try to tell us, but we have not

tuned them in. So they try whatever means they can

to remind us, that at Christmas time, they are with us.