不好意思，我这不是配音，说朗诵也勉强，我不会朗诵，就是最平常说话的腔调读一首朋友的诗歌，加上背景音乐。
【The Christmas Kettle】
By Tian Yu Zhi
A man walked in snow covered woods
with no shoes on and no food to eat
suddenly, he saw a red kettle
like a campfire blazing in the dark
the crystal sound of bell ringing, as if
Santa Claus and reindeers were coming
Many families in town are waiting
for that campfire, helpless like him
children are counting the days of Santa sleigh’s arriving
money may not buy happiness but giving surely will
magic happens after you drop a dollar or a dime
in the red Christmas kettle
Next time you see a red kettle and hear the bell rings
please put a piece of wood in the fire pit
whether it is a small branch or a big log
it doesn’t matter; we thank you
the warm and fuzzy feeling will glow in your heart
as it will in many others’, simply because
you stopped by at the Christmas kettle
2020.11.21
The Christmas Kettle
BGM: Instrumental Music Silent Night,
作者：天朝玉 ， 也是咱们文学城网友，一位奇女子，大学教授，马拉松爱好者，诗人，很有成就的文学城博主，也有着宁折不弯的刚烈性格，ID，博客被封，总之不太好惹。现网名天玉之，诗歌风格天马行空，自由自在，偶尔在我等催迫之下，写一些古体韵律诗歌，看着惊艳的众人说：这个没意思，为了遵从韵律，诗就成了填空，不是她喜欢的风格。
这首'The Christmas Kettle' 是玉教授为今年的Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign 的即兴之作，
作为运动及健康达人，玉教授在完成固定的越野锻炼之后，不惧COVID，全副PPE武装，坚决参加一整天的Campaign直到夜幕降临。
The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign started in San Francisco in 1891. Now it helps more than 4.5 million people during the Thanksgiving and Christmas time periods. This year in my town, the money from the kettle supports the 29th Annual Turkey fest of 1500 dinners and its “rescue Christmas” program providing 4000 families with Christmas presents for children. Due to coronavirus pandemic, more help is needed this year. I have done it for twenty years with my rotary club. The two-hour bell ringing has became a fun holiday tradition for me. You may sign up at the Salvation Army website and be a bell ringer volunteer too. It is really fun ～～
