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Mike Turner·December 14, 2020

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Signs of Christmas

written by: Mike Turner

@SchoonerSkipper

Presents wrapped in paper
Ribbons, bells and bows
Stockings on the mantle
Hanging mistletoe

Tinseled tree in window
Wreath upon the door
All the signs of Christmas
Here again once more

Lights in festive colors
Wink in falling snow
Visions of reindeer and sleighs in flight
Carolers on our doorstep
Voices high and low
Singing songs of peace and joy so bright

[interlude]

Snuggling by the fire
Holding you so near
Wrapped in a soft blanket warm and tight
Words of love and caring
Whispered in your ear
My favorite gift is in my arms tonight

Presents wrapped in paper
Ribbons, bells and bows
Stockings on the mantle
Hanging mistletoe

Tinseled tree in window
Wreath upon the door
All the signs of Christmas
Here again once more
Yes, signs of Christmas here for us once more

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Mike Turner

Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. Named 2017 Male Gospel Entertainer of the Year by the North America Country Music Associations International, Mike’s original songs have received airplay in the US, UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and on the US Armed Forces Radio Network. He is co-founder of Music For World Peace Records, an indie record label specializing in original songs that promote world peace and oppose war. Mike’s poetry has been published in numerous print and on-line journals and anthologies; his first published poem was placed with Spillwords in 2019. His poetry collection, “Visions and Memories,” was published in 2021 by Sweetycat Press.

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Gabriella Balcom writes fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, and more, and has had 551 works accepted for publication. She was nominated for the Washington Science Fiction Association's Small Press Award, and Clarendon House Publications awarded her a publishing contract after one of her stories was voted best in a novel; her multi-genre anthology, On the Wings of Ideas, was then released. Gabriella won second place in JayZoMon/Dark Myth Company's 2020 Open Contract Challenge, and they published her romance, Worth Waiting For. Black Hare Press put out her sci-fi novella, The Return, and Dark Myth Publicating released her horror anthology, Down with the Sickness and Other Chilling Tales. She also self-published a novelette.

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