Christmas Cards

I have a list of friends that is all written in a book.
And every year when Christmas comes, I go and take a look.

That is when I realize that these names are a part
Not of the book they're written in, but really, of my heart.

For each name stands for someone who has crossed my path sometime
And in that meeting they're become the reason in each rhyme.

And while it sounds fantastic for me to make this claim,
I really feel that I'm composed of each remembered name.

For while you may not be aware of any special "link"
Just meeting you has changed my life a lot more than you think.

Once I've met someone, the years cannot erase,
The memory of a pleasant word or a friendly face.

So never think my Christmas cards are just a mere routine
Of names upon a Christmas list, forgotten in between.

For when I send a Christmas card that is addressed to you,
It's cause you're on the list of those I'm indebted to.

I am but the total of people I have met,
And you happen to be the one that I prefer not to forget.

Whether I have known you for many years or few.
In some way you've had a part in shaping things I do.

So every year when Christmas comes, I realize a new,
The best gift life can offer is having friends like you.