his only present under the barren tree was wrapped like all their children’s and he wondered why she had broken her word that they would forego gifts this year since they were struggling just to get each child a gift as he opened the gift he smiled for the box was empty it contained only her love
Ah…simply beautiful. This one made me smile and it certainly reflects the financial times we’re all going through these days. If we could all give empty boxes filled with love, the world would be a much better place in which to live xx
As I read this…it made me want to crawl back into my bed and snuggle up next to my still-sleeping husband…we have had many Christmases just like this…and love has bound us together, year after year.
blessings
jane
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I should have written that. Though there might be additional boxes for the kids.
fitting for our economic blight
hits kinda close to home
For the gift of love’s all we could ever ask for my friend….this touched my heart so much!! Brilliant poem Charlie oxo
reminds me of the o’henry story
Brought tears to my eyes.
I liked this very much…a priceless gift.
Bitter-sweet! Tonight, I got me a box within a box, which was empty, too. But an empty [box] of love? Hmmm.
Wonderful message. We have this old saying that “it’s the thought that counts.” This right here exemplifies that saying pretty well.
Oh, how beautiful! The best possible gift…
Everyone in this world secretely wishes for that empty box, Charlie.
Merry Christmas dearest Friend and thank you for being in our lives!
Jade and Vlad
O that’s lovely! You are quite the romantic, Charles. 🙂
Sweet without saccharine, hard to achieve and done well
Charles your poem brought christmas magic in my heart, the same magic which magi’s gift brought to it years ago.
just adorable my dear friend.
Great present, funny though, it was always present… he/she just needed a little reminder! Love it!!!
… and the only gift we need. Perfectly lovely, Charles.
Best wishes for the peace of the season.
what more can one want
beautiful sentiments.
Last blog on my reading list tonight Charles and what a poem to adieu to. Certainly the only gift any one will need.
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Too sweet! Have a great Christmas Charles and don’t work too hard 🙂
How precious, Charles! I love the irony of an empty box containing so much of what is most important! Well done!
Beautiful… made my heart smile. 🙂
Lovely, where there is a wish there is Christmas.
This is a great idea for a gift to my husband!
Cheap too lol lol
Thanks Charlie…
Merry Christmas!
love is the most invalable gift”””as long as it is very much in the box no other gift is precious……..
A very sweet gift, and sweet of him to understand it! Kind of like the empty tomb too — empty but full of meaning. Thanks for this poem!
Best gift of all. Thanks, Charles.
aww.. lovely! the box cannot be empty if it has love in it… but if it doesn’t have love in it, then no matter what else it has, it sure is empty..
oh, that’s lovely… very nice
Ah…simply beautiful. This one made me smile and it certainly reflects the financial times we’re all going through these days. If we could all give empty boxes filled with love, the world would be a much better place in which to live xx
As I read this…it made me want to crawl back into my bed and snuggle up next to my still-sleeping husband…we have had many Christmases just like this…and love has bound us together, year after year.
blessings
jane
This one is very lovely and heart warming. A nice change of pace 🙂