The winner of our Christmas Poem contest for 2015, chosen by the staff of The Somerville Times, is Daniel Spinosa of Somerville. The winner will receive a gift certificate for Mount Vernon restaurant in the amounts of $100. We thank everyone who participated and submitted their poems.

What  XMAS means to me

When Christmas came on a day in December

The day we will always remember

As a child it was the thrill of my life

It kept me awake many a night

The thought of the day to come to me

What made me happy for what I was to see

Now that I’m at an older age

I’m ready to turn to the next page

A few days before xmas was the best of all

To make children happy as I recalled

The thrill and excitement that went thru my heart

Made me so happy and never to depart

This xmas day they waited for all year

Their smile and happy faces that made them cheer

Many days will come and go

But this is the one that makes them glow

To make them happy makes me shine

Hopefully then it will be their time

This is what xmas means to me

I’m very happy as you can see

— Daniel Spinosa

Somerville, MA