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Sleigh bells and chickadees are Christmas music in the Amish Countryside where I reside. Come every Saturday and Sunday their mighty horses are hitched and we hear the clip-pity clop of their hooves added into the musical mix. It is a sound of joy that reverberates with holiday thanks for all the blessings bestowed by bird and beast.

This joy is unadulterated poetry. It is the heartbeat of nature. It is Merry Christmas.

*************************************************************************************************************Richard Rensberry, Author of “Kirtland’s Warblers” children’s book, a rhyme for young readers available in paperback on Amazon.