Thoughtful and true
we wish to create
for each other
for ourselves
Christmas’s full of joy and fun
from memories both recent and distant.
Yet some of today’s realities
and some of those distant memories
hit with cruel, jagged and sharp edges
threatening to destroy forever
the warmth of Christmas gatherings and song.
Coming together with others
~ whether family, friends, or just folks alone for the holidays
shuts the door firmly in the face of that threat
allowing tears, laughter, crying and song
to create a safe haven at times of great joy or great sadness.
“We are like islands in the sea,
separate on the surface
but connected in the deep.”
~ William James
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