John Greenleaf Whittier

17 December 1807 – 7 September 1892 / Haverhill, Massachusetts

Somehow not only for Christmas

Somehow not only for Christmas
But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you.

And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart's possessing
Returns to make you glad.
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