Too Dark the Night

Too dark the night its blackness slipping in closing off the light; shutting out the world its hustle and bustle busyness. Too cold the winter its harsh white rapture blanketing the earth; enter rest and peace chilling the soul. Too long shorter days its short, brief encounters holding back love and all its memories; calling children to hope and dream in promises of happy holidays. Too busy and enticing, its stressful fight to grasp the prize amidst the shoppers madness in the malls; wrappings of Christmas Dreams to fulfill children's joys. Too many celebrations rising invitations, finding happiness in gifts embracing without knowing the first Christmas; birthing of a promised savior the wonder and beauty of the son of God, Too bright the star glow its guiding shepherds and their flock with traveling wise men fro the east; revealing the truth of the love of God His long time promise and hope consummated.