Dancing Dust
	Poems by Mollie Caird (1922-2000)
	For Oxfam at Christmas
Home Alphabetic index of poems Thematic index of poems Biography Gallery Contact and links	The man who eats plum pudding Is far from being a fool, He pleases friends and neighbours, And has a merry Yule; But he who feeds a Vietnam child Sows love, and love shall reap, He rocks the Chrismas cradle And puts the Babe to sleep. The man who trims the fir-tree With bells and coloured light Has fun with all his family From morn till jolly night; But he who starves an Indian child His light is bushel-hid, He massacres the Innocents As sure as Herod did. The man who changes presents With brother, boss , or wife Knows how to keep the Season With luxuries of life; But he who saves a Congo child, Without a shade of doubt Has lit a Christmas candle That shall never be put out. Oxfam distributed "family boxes" to households at Christmas 1964 Oxford Times, 25 December 1964