Santa's Change Of Heart!

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.