Love Poem: One of the Best
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Written by: Mike Gentile

One of the Best

Gone were silver tinseled trees
                            reflecting smiling faces
on snowy Christmas Eves
                             as everyone embraces

Multitudes of presents
wrapped in iridescent charm
no longer graced the mantle
                             of a fire, safe and warm

Sequined stockings, red and green
awaiting eager fill
missing, maybe tucked away 
                                  having lost their will

Despite the Jingle Bells on Silent Nights
                                          coins were few
our fortunes had dwindled
they sometimes do

So, that year had no glitter
just some cookies and some cake
                        a box of memories, to keep
just for old time’s sake

Another thing had changed
                              it was just the two of us
and our love had grown
facing hardships, that we must

So with our tiny dime store tree
                           and really not much more
we sang our songs and laughed our laughs
like Christmas’s before

And though there were no ribbons
on our Christmas love confessed
we had one of the best,
                                     One of the very best!