Unexpected, unrequested
A welcome intrusion
An exciting arrival
It had my name on it - mine!
So I peeled away the layers
that hid its secrets.
And what secrets there were
Chocolate secrets, sweet secrets
Tempting treats all trying to distract
From the main event
The true treasure that lay within
The special gifts
So generously bestowed
And the beautiful card
So carefully chosen
So specifically selected
So poignantly personal
That touched my heart with its truth and beauty
And it was then, as my eyes,
eyes filled with tears,
fixed upon the empty box
That I saw inside, glowing brightly,
the true treasure that had been sent
Emptied of its trinkets
It yielded its real secret
It was a box filled with love
Some parcels are more precious than others
March 2013
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