Here's something you might be interested in.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/19/45839/
this fairie's a fine Christmas muse
will'ed to frighten away the blues
for sadness is a fearful thing
cruel in winter or in spring*
so in this winter of our hearts
when children's laughter too soon departs
our hunger for those laughing sounds imparts
a deadly strangling in our breasts
then sadness colder then the snow
painful hearts know not where to go
our souls are reeling from the dread
our minds rush out to find the dead
to pull them back not let them leave
can this fairie's magic create relief
that pain that rains down this earthy gloom
perhaps she can't "they're gone too soon"
Christmas was not the magic broom
that swept that horror from the room
now feed the birds within your hearts
feed them love and bright scraps of care
let them know you won't despair
nourish them with hope your hearts repair
each precious one will long be missed
to each one send that long soul kiss
blow it from your lips and then
remember them on Memorial Day
remember and put your guns away
lock them up tight and pray
the pain they cause will sway
those who could change the rules
turn guns back to hunting tools
safeguard children everywhere
and save us all from harsh despair
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/19/45839/
this fairie's a fine Christmas muse
will'ed to frighten away the blues
for sadness is a fearful thing
cruel in winter or in spring*
so in this winter of our hearts
when children's laughter too soon departs
our hunger for those laughing sounds imparts
a deadly strangling in our breasts
then sadness colder then the snow
painful hearts know not where to go
our souls are reeling from the dread
our minds rush out to find the dead
to pull them back not let them leave
can this fairie's magic create relief
that pain that rains down this earthy gloom
perhaps she can't "they're gone too soon"
Christmas was not the magic broom
that swept that horror from the room
now feed the birds within your hearts
feed them love and bright scraps of care
let them know you won't despair
nourish them with hope your hearts repair
each precious one will long be missed
to each one send that long soul kiss
blow it from your lips and then
remember them on Memorial Day
remember and put your guns away
lock them up tight and pray
the pain they cause will sway
those who could change the rules
turn guns back to hunting tools
safeguard children everywhere
and save us all from harsh despair