Away In A Manger by The Greatest Christmas Show On Earth

for richard

someone gave me
this flower

for christmas,
an amaryllis

i place it
on the windowsill  and

it graces all the snow
we have today
in texas

(one single bloom)

precepts
like diamonds

and cowboy boots   i

keep this flower (close to my heart)
like all

precious metals you must

i

hear it growing.
it wishes me a merry christmas

while someone sings
like bing    and

these are happy tears.  (the kind

that look
like flowers...)