Christmas Glow?

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Warm and peaceful

Sweet and hopeful

Dreams abound on certain days

Will they wither?

Will they prosper?

Is it up to us to say?

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Is the Star of stars a signpost?

Will we learn to give or take?

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Time has never worked to help us.

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An eternal question drifts,

In and out, through mind and heart.

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Wise men seek the truth in vain.

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Still, we hope and seek and ponder

Is the riddle to remain?

Maybe it is wrong to search

Into trouble and distress.

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Truths and myths cannot survive

Cold and distant probes and doubts.

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Stop your anguish and be calm.

Let the yuletide end your quest

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© HMH, 2021