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we all had parents decorating trees
Christmas Eve
leaving us parcels by the nativities
our eyes were shining as the flash cubes burst
and they hurt
we sang a carol all in bright red shirts
we all were strangers in our separate homes
and alone
smiling like puppets pointing at the snow
a silver angel shone above our heads
time for bed
that night was restless
Old Saint Nick was dead
recorded January 1983 © david g. lanoue
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