Christmas Is Dead

Christmas once brought all the people joy
Santa bringing presents for the girls and boys
Shrieks of delight could be heard on Christmas Day
As the children unravelled all their toys to play
And the parents as well spreading good cheer
Be it strangers or friends all the same that time of year
Remembering long ago the birth of our Lord
That beautiful child who Mary adored
Even man to man in the trenches they ceased
Fighting the war on that day of peace
Crossing the lines where their dead friends had lain
Remembering our Lord as brothers again
All that is gone now the streets filled with blood
The inhumanity of man only seen wearing hoods
It's the innocent who suffer the one's who don't know
Why they lost their limbs well maybe God knows
For the lepers of society who fight in his name
They're making more bombs ready to maim
And now all the people in this country will dread
The coming of December now Christmas is dead.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 11/2/2015 2:10:00 PM
Such a powerful pen - for a varietyof reasons for many it is a very sad time :-( hugs jan xx
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David Mcsorley
Date: 11/2/2015 4:42:00 PM
Thanks for your comment Jan. This was written a long time ago. :-) x
Date: 10/3/2015 6:08:00 AM
such a heart wrenching poem...this one literally left me speechless. Christmas is my favorite time of the year...but you're right, now, the spirit of Christmas is indeed dead :( but anyways, on a brighter note... i love this poem **7**
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Date: 10/3/2015 1:45:00 PM
Thank you for you're kind comments Angie . I wrote this poem just before Christmas in 1983 after the Harrod Bombings in London.
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