Santa's Change Of Heart! Poem by Denis Martindale

There came a Christmas long ago
When Santa flew above,
Beyond the lands of Christmas snow
Where children lived with love...
He looked straight down at Africa
And India as well,
Where he saw the children sicker,
Until they died in Hell...

The toys he had upon his sleigh
Contained no food at all,
So he continued on his way,
As if no time to call...
But with his yearly journey done,
He went back home again
And there he wept for every one
That he had seen back then...

And God in Heaven saw his tears
And called him to His Throne,
Then calmed him down of all his fears
He recently had known...
Explained to him Man has freewill,
It's up to him to choose,
To live his life for good or ill,
Be selfish or of use...

For every famine there's a feast,
For every toy a price,
God sees the greatest and the least,
He knows each sacrifice...
Yet there's a time for toys and cards
And this God can't ignore,
But after this, God stirs men's hearts
To try to help the poor...

So Santa nodded his consent,
Then angels flew him back
And with more presents, out he went
And shared them from his sack...
And as he flew his sleigh above,
A second chance to give,
He shared Christ's greatest gift called love,
So we'd help others live...


Denis Martindale, copyright November 2014.