Merry Christmas!

The snow fence drawing and the poem appeared on the December 1960 Christmas card designed by James Reaney.
The snow fence drawing and the poem appeared on the December 1960 Christmas card designed by James Reaney.

Beside the road the snow fence stands
And holds the snow in slatty hands.
Once our humanity did hold
A dove of white, a boy of gold.

James Reaney, 1960

James Reaney and Ian Chunn (son-in-law) with granddaughter Edie Reaney Chunn, December 25, 1996 in London, Ontario.
James Reaney and Ian Chunn (son-in-law) with granddaughter Edie Reaney Chunn, December 25, 1996 in London, Ontario.
James Reaney on a winter walk with his son James Stewart Reaney, December 25, 1996.
James Reaney on a winter walk with his son James Stewart Reaney, December 25, 1996.