耶誕節過了，收到的禮物能派上用場的多半用了，不喜歡不適用的，也有了該去或可去的地方。

今年我收到最特別的禮物，是兒子(12歲)送的一首詩。

他把詩抄寫在紙上，放進空的衛生紙紙筒中，再仔細地包成糖果的樣子，顏色醒目，小巧迷人。重點是，他不是一個手巧的孩子，能做成這個有模有樣的糖果包裝，讓我很感動。

以下是他的詩：

The Magic Box 

I will put in the box

the tapping of the tail of a tall teddy called Timmy,

water gushing from the mouth of an Atlantean god,

a Christmas cookie cooking on the cooking pot.

I will put in the box

a scare crow lifting his hat,

a mug of the darkest water of Loch Ness,

a dancing flame from a forest fire.

I will put in the box

three velvet wishes in Haïwanese,

the last movie of a famous film director,

the first of a to-be-famous magazine.

I will put in the box

Flooded deserts and dry rainforests,

The Joker saving the day

And Spiderman robbing a bank.

My box is fashioned from diamond, crystal and gold,

With a hard rock lid and metal corners,

Its hinges are made of

Guitar strings.

I shall rock in my box,

Rock with my friends

Then gently fall asleep

And wake up in my bed.