I cannot give you a teddy bear
Nor a pair of shoes so fair
Not an apple, grapes nor pear
Never a soft-cushioned chair.

I cannot give you a bounty cash
Earned so slow, but spent so fast
Hurts my pocket, gives it lash
**** that money that don’t last.

The only thing I can give you, dear
Is a greeting so sincere
“May your Christmas for this year…
Be filled with smiles – full of cheer!”

-12/14/08
(Dumarao)
*for Nene Angel…her assignment