In the heart of the New Hampshire woods, so, so wide,
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Where the red maple trees like shadows in silence abide,
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A blizzard blow through the northern night air,
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And winter sank deep in the forest's cold stare.
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One night in December, the forest stood deathly still,
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There was frost in the air and a couple of icicles upon the hills,
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The stars, like chilly diamonds, refused to share their heat,
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And lots, and lots, and lots of snow covered our frostbitten feet.
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My girl, Lucy Hambleton, and I, were only seventeen years old and lost,
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We both wanted to return home to our cozy town at any cost,
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The coldness behind our winter jackets knew no bounds,
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And we could feel our feet becoming parts of the chilly ground.
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Then, among the eerie woods we saw something red,
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We rushed towards the sparkle with hope and with dread,
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An old man in reddish and white clothes, stood all alone,
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And his thick beard was as white as a vanilla ice cream cone.
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He turned with a nod, and his eyes softly glowed,
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Not with fear, but a warmth like the hearth back at home.
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He sighed, “I have lost what I treasure the most”,
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“My Christmas sack’s gone, and I need to find it at any cost!”
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We looked at each other, then nodded as one,
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“If we help, Lucy said, “will you promise the magic’s not done?”
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He smiled through the snowflakes and gave us a grin,
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“If you find what I've lost, the magic begins.”
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We headed back into the forest, we searched everywhere
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We searched under stones, we searched inside a fox lair,
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We searched under trees, we searched beneath rocks,
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We even searched behind an empty and abandoned toolbox.
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Then, all of sudden, we found what we were looking for!
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The sack was floating inside a lake next to a beachshore!
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We jumped into the lake, it was very cold I tell ya,
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Like some icy wonderland in a children’s fantasy novella.
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But Lucy and I, with our hearts full of cheer,
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Swam through the dark with the sack drawing near.
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We climbed from the lake, soaked, shivering, stunned,
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Yet smiling because we'd done what we’d done,
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We carried the sack back through pine, snow, and stone,
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And there stood the old man, still waiting alone.
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When he saw the red bundle, he lit up with glee,
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Clapped his white gloves and said, “You’ve rescued Christmas for me!”
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He opened the sack just to be sure it was true,
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Then hugged us both tightly and whispered, “Thank you.”
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From the woods came a rustle, a shimmer, a sound,
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Dasher and Prancer descended, their hooves off the ground,
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They bowed to old Santa and nuzzled his hand,
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Then turned to face us like they’d known the plan.
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“These two will guide you, they know the way home.
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They fly better than maps or a digital Iphone!”
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We climbed on their backs, still dripping and cold,
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But the sky opened wide, like a painting of old.
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Through clouds we did soar, through wind sharp as glass,
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Past moonbeams and starlight, they carried us fast.
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The trees fell away, and our fears did too,
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As the reindeer flew under a sky painted blue.
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But before they had gone, they dropped something neat,
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Two small wooden boxes, tied up so sweet.
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Inside each was nestled a gift wrapped in gold,
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With a note that read: "For the brave and the bold."
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Lucy unwrapped hers and gasped with delight,
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And mine sparkled bright in the pale morning light.
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Inside, not a toy, nor a treat, nor a card game,
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But a magical map, marked with Santa’s name.
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It shimmered with stars and showed one glowing track,
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From our town to the North Pole and then safely back.
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With sleigh routes and candy cane trails on display,
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It sang to us, "You're both welcome to visit someday.360Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNABsYJ0GmM
and then Add to home screen.