Poem by Edith Matilda Thomas

Holly and Mistletoe

Said the Holly to the Mistletoe:
  "Of this holy-tide what canst know,--
  Thou a pagan--thou
  Of the leafless bough?
My leaves are green, my scarlet berries shine
  At thought of things divine!"

To the Holly spake the Mistletoe:
  "Matters not, my leafless boughs but show
  Berries pale as pearl--
  Ask yon boy and girl!
If human mirth and love be not some sign
  Of share in things divine!"

1. Her Christmas Present
2. Refreshments for Santa Claus
3. The Firebrand (Northern Ohio, Christmas Eve, 1804)
4. The Christmas Sheaf
5. “I Ought to Mustn't”

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