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It was one day in December, another day in the calendar, but for him, a different one. That day his life took a turn, fed up with his misery, wandering alone in the streets, a poor young man had enough. He didn't have Santa Claus, but he heard his echo, what was his best Christmas present. Haron, a nineteen years old boy, living in a thorny country, prayed while he was deciding. Abandoned to his fate he had nothing to loose, but Santa Claus' echoe. He was offered a new life, a new country, a new beginning to make his dreams come true. No doubt, nothing to loose, he bet everything to one card. He left his land with nothing, jumping into a boat to be sailing for days. He saw the undesirable, the eyes of the evil's opportunists taking the rest of the ashes from him. A boat arrived on a beach, alive but with little life, he conquered among many others that they didn't have the same chance. Lights were everywhere, the ambulance took him to a hospital. It was the season of lights and miracles. Haron survived well enough, he heard that echoe, the right one to be chosen this time. Haron was adopted by a family, by a village, by all of us. He is studying as the same time that he is working as a fisherman on a boat called Liberty.

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Date: 12/7/2023 3:31:00 PM
Wow! This poem is powerful and filled with bravery and courage. In fact, it reminds me of how my great grandfather left Germany...on a merchant marine ship. It landed outside Galveston Bay in Texas. He saw the lights on the shoreline and jumped ship, swimming to shore in search of liberty and freedom. A family too him in and he eventually was a migrant farmer until he married and moved to Dallas, Texas...the rest is history. Love the spirited nature of your poem. Nicely done..enjoy your evening!
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Maria Fernandez-Garcia
Date: 12/7/2023 4:36:00 PM
Sara, I feel so attached to you, the way you write and express your feelings openly. I have no words to say how much I feel your comments and every word you say it's kept in my mind. I wish I had friends as you near me to have a coffee together. Sara, have a nice evening. Hugs and Love María

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