HAPPY BOXING DAY

It is the day
after Christmas
and today is the day
to say thanks
for all the people
who worked
yesterday.

To Policemen
and firemen,
doctors and nurses.
To grocery store workers,
waiters and waitresses,
the filling station workers.

To tow truck drivers
and all those people
working in hotels
and the entertainment
industry.  The folks
at Disney, Universal, Sea World,
and Knox Berry, Six Flags.

To the people on TV,
the cameramen,
the switchers and audio,
and weather, news,
and sports teams.

To all the people
who worked yesterday
on Christmas,
so you and I could play,
I say, Thank You.
I hope you can enjoy
a Happy Boxing Day.

     Boxing Day is the day after Christmas and traditionally it was a day in British households when the servants who had worked the day before so the family could have a lovely holiday dinner--those servants got the next day off and the family they worked for would have their dinner left for them in boxes.
    As our society becomes more 24/7 with services available at all hours on all days, the number of persons working on Christmas day has increased.  Your challenge for today is to write a poem to thank someone who worked yesterday so that you could have a good Christmas.  Today is a great day for writing your "thank you" notes in the form of a poem.  Happy Boxing Day.

Happy Boxing Day

Today is the day

to say thank you

to all the folks

who worked

yesterday,

so that you

could have a 

Merry Christmas--

the gas station attendant,

the quickie mart worker,

the movie theater attendant,

the Disneyland, Epcot, Disney World folks

The Knox Berry Farm, Sea World workers,

the cruise ship staff,

the restaurant workers,

the maids and butlers,

the house cleaners,

and hotel workers,

the doctors, nurses,

firemen, and emergency care workers.

When you make your list

there were a lot of people who

had to work yesterday.

Today is a day to give thanks

and to appreciate their work.

What can you do

to make this a brighter day

for all those who worked

for you yesterday?

What can you do

to make this a

Happy Boxing Day.

     Today, can you write a poem to celebrate and thank one of the many folks who worked yesterday?  I hope you are keeping the holiday spirit.