The Christmas holiday is near,
it should bring with it much cheer.

Instead this year it brings sorrow and fear,
some of our friends may no longer be here.

I pray each night and will call on the morrow,
laugh and try to entertain so they don't hear my sorrow.

When quizzed by a loved one what I want for a gift,
I say I hope the end will come painless, and swift.

Losing loving friends is bad,
makes one feel so helpless and sad.

When near a holiday we lose a treasure,
Christmas time will remind us forever and ever...