Merry Christmas Poem > Twas the month before Christmas > When all through our land, > Not a Christian was praying > Nor taking a stand. > > Why the PC Police > had taken away, > The reason for Christmas - > no one could say. > > The children were told > by their schools not to sing, > About Shepherds and Wise Men > and Angels and things. > > "It might hurt people's feelings," > the teachers would say, > "December 25th > is just a "Holiday". > > Yet the shoppers were ready > with cash, checks, and credit > Pushing folks down > to the floor just to get it! > > CDs from Madonna, > an X BOX and I-pod > Something was changing, > something quite odd! > > Retailers promoted > Ramadan and Kwanzaa > In hopes to sell books by > Franken & Fonda. > > As Targets were hanging > their trees upside down > At Lowe's the word Christmas - > was no where to be found. > > At K-Mart and Staples > and Penny's and Sears > You won't hear the word Christmas; > it won't touch your ears. > > Inclusive, sensitive, > Di-ver-si-ty > Are words that were used > to intimidate me. > > Now Daschle, Now Darden, > Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen > On Boxer, on Rather, > on Kerry, on Clinton! > > At the top of the Senate, > there arose such a clatter > To eliminate Jesus, > in all public matter. > > And we spoke not a word, > as they took away our faith > Forbidden to speak > of salvation and grace. > > The true Gift of Christmas > was exchanged and discarded > The reason for the season, > stopped before it started. > > So as you celebrate "Winter Break" > under your "Dream Tree" > Sipping your Starbucks, > listen to me. > > Choose your words carefully, > choose what you say > Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, > not Happy Holiday! > >