the magic of christmas

shopping frenzy yesterday
bought prezzies for my lovelies
then i came across this email
that talks about extravagant giving
that nothing beats giving during christmas
we buy gifts all the time
for people near and far
but when christmas stirs near
it is as if a force pushes u,ur hand and ur money forward
compelling u to give

and strangely,
u enjoy parting with this money
money that u would stinge on
to buy new shoes
ridiculous sums u pay for the same thing a month ago
u pay,uve been ripped but ure satisfied
then u spend 3 days wrapping n still look forward to more wrapping
u turn ur house into a paper war zone and ure pleased

and once ure done tying ribbons,writing cards,
arranging them in order of size,biggest present at the bottom
u sit and stare in anticipation
of the day u pass the present to its rightful owner

to see them rip the ribbon u took 3 hours measuring
paper u took a day to find
cardboard boxes u paid $13 for
enduring till u see that one thing u seek
a smile appears,arms open wide,a tight hug
n nothing else matters

this is the magic that christmas brings