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Stand Still

stand still

tis cold here 
on this Christmas day
frigid winds blow in
carry messages 
from the wide world

“PEACE ON EARTH”
good will toward men.
did angels really sing those words?
were they able to keep
straight faces?

we wish for Christmas
all the right thoughts in fuzzy cards
Santa Baby give me, give me
sugar daddy to the masses
bring me what I want.

it is right there
ignored by the pushing crowds
able to commit devious acts
to acquire this years toy
or designer runners; to run to what?

the peace is here all around
buckets of it shovelled up 
with stained snow and detritus
tossed aside because it is too simple
to be the answer therefore dump it

peace settles on quiet places
unasked for yet, called in by spirit
peace abhors turmoil and strife 
created in its name, in the search
for what we already have; if we allow it.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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November 27, 2017 at 9:42 AM
You wrote this so well and you are so right..
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November 27, 2017 at 11:43 AM
Thank you Silent One.
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November 27, 2017 at 8:03 AM
Great piece! !One of my favorite X-mas songs is by the gospel group the Winans song The Real Meaning of Christmas, "the real meaning of Christmas is Christ" Stellar write Patricia ---James
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November 27, 2017 at 11:41 AM
Christ child.
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November 27, 2017 at 11:39 AM
Yes the Crist child. We have children all around us and all we do is stuff gifts at them. It is a time for us to become as a child and believe in the goodness and wonder of the season. To take the example of our children and celebrate the innocence.
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