...and so this day ... PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE BE

Birth of light, this of divinity's care
Season of celebration with heart we share
Adornments upon a tree, symbols of love
Pray we to the sacred heavens above
Songs and merriment fill they the way
Peace and blessings of a Christmas Day
A Christ Child is born, gifts from wise men of three
A KING, PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE BE.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York