Christmas Greetings (1884)

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Christmas Greetings (1884)
by Lewis Carroll

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First published in Phantasmagoria and Other Poems in 1869, this poem was published as a separate leaflet in 1884 and inserted into other works by Carroll.

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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.

[FROM A FAIRY TO A CHILD.]

Lady dear, if Fairies may,
For a moment lay aside
Cunning tricks and elfish play,
'Tis at happy Christmas-tide.

We have heard the children say—
Gentle children, whom we love—
Long ago, on Christmas Day,
Came a message from above.

Still, as Christmas-tide comes round,
They remember it again—
Echo still the joyful sound,
"Peace on earth, good-will to men!"

Yet the hearts must childlike be
Where such heavenly guests abide:
Unto children, in their glee,
All the year is Christmas-tide!"

Thus, forgetting tricks and play
For a moment, Lady dear,
We would wish you, if we may,
Merry Christmas, glad New Year!

LEWIS CARROLL.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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