Two Christmas Saints
"Two Christmas Saints" is a short Christmas poem in which the speaker recalls the breathless childhood vigil of waiting for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve — straining to hear sleigh bells in the dark and watching the chimney for a glimpse of the old Saint's face. As the speaker grows up, Santa fades from his imagination, replaced by an entirely different kind of saint: a beloved young woman whose crown is mistletoe. The poem captures that bittersweet turning point between innocent wonder and the first stirrings of romantic longing.
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