May Global Warming only be in our hearts.

Andrine D. Strack, North Oaks, MN

Glad tiding of great joy are very evident in our home. Our best friends, who were missionaries serving in Indonesia have returned; permanently, safe and sound. Great joy, great joy - sound the trumpets for Christ (and our missionary friends) have arrived.

Joan M. Doyle, Ashford, CT

A Millennium Toast

Welcome the new millennium.
May it bring peace for everyone.
May your days be full
and your wallet, too,
You'll need it when Christmas bills come due.

Jon Folkedahl, Willmar, MN

Present Moment

Cheers to you,
in this season of delights.
To present moment toys of joy,
events of laughter and the twilights.
To floating snowflakes, angelic thoughts,
timeless pauses and spaces caught.

Cheers to you,
in this season of delights.
To wrapped ideas, that common thread,
of shared belonging and stories read.
To the now forever amidst the rush,
and the peace within we long to touch
Cheers.

Joe Heck, St Louis Park, MN

C-Cameras are clicking all around me.
H-Ho ho ho's are what we hear.
R-Relatives make the road crowded.
I_Icicle lights hang from our porch.
S-Sleds race down the hill.
T-Trees sparkle with little white lights.
M-Merry people are all around.
A-Assemblies for Santa are downtown.
S-Singing season is here!

Haaken Hagen-Atwell, age 9, IA

May your gap analysis have best practice.
May your empowerment be win-win.
May your bottom line contain added value.
May your client focused game plan be quality driven.
and may your hard ball mindset fast track your synergy
into thinking out of the box and on to the new millennium.

Jim Fairley, Champlin, Mn

The sound of boots shuffling through the snow
Added a gentle drone
To the joyous song of the carolers
Who made their way toward our home.

"O Little Town of Bethlehem"
And the beauty of the starlit night,
Reminded us of that Precious Babe
As the carolers left our sight.

Betsie Feldkamp, Hopkins, MN

Good Tiding Toast:

To JUSTICE and JOY: may it be catching!

Mary Ann Nelson, Worthing, SD

On New Year's Eve
everyone should write a poem!
Looking back or looking forward,
the direction does not matter.
Rhyme scheme and precise meter
are the poet's prerogative.
Open up your fair heart
and comely words will follow.
The Muse tonight is gracious
to all who show her honor.

Bruce Lebus, Brooklyn Park, MN