The
Christmas
Bear
———————
When
they
first
beheld
his
snowy
fur,
t'was
on
a
Christmas
day.
The
Christmas
Bear
was
soon
a
part
of
all
the
children's
play.
They
brushed
his
fur
and
dressed
him
up,
he
rode
in
buggies
and
sleds.
When
nighttime
came
to
sleepy
babes,
Bear
snuggled
with
them
in
their
beds.
The
years
went
by,
the
children
grew
up,
but
he
was
always
there.
That
lovable,
cuddly
fellow,
who
was
known
as
the
Christmas
Bear.
Bear
went
off
with
them
to
college,
he
enjoyed
life
in
the
dorm.
Enthroned
amid
the
pillows
and
books,
he
made
them
feel
all
cozy
and
warm.
In
later
years
Bear
was
stored
away,
in
a
trunk
filled
with
Christmas
stuff.
And
once
a
year
they
brought
him
out,
giving
his
worn
fur
another
fluff.
One
year,
the
house
filled
with
sounds
of
old,
of
children
laughing
at
play!
A
voice
said,
"Children,
come
open
this
trunk,
there's
someone
special
you
must
meet
today!"
The
children
opened
the
Christmas
trunk,
and
there
-
for
a
new
generation
to
share.
Was
that
lovable,
cuddly
fellow,
who
was
known
as
Christmas
Bear!
©Janet
Kruskamp
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