AMEN! I LOVE THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY! THANK YOU FOR SHARING, FOR INDEED, FOR SOME THIS SEASON IS THE ONLY TIME OF THE YEAR THAT THE LOVE OF 'HIM' WHO CAME FOR US ALL IS THOUGHT ABOUT. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS SEASON, TO KNOW FOR A BRIEF MOMENT...WE ALL, AT THE SAME...EMBRACE THIS AND AND THE PEACE THAT FLOWS FROM HIM. THANKS FOR SHARING JOHN. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS.

Amen! Your words grab the heart and mind with a strong grip! You radiate them here!

Love ya!

Jane

Both beautiful and wise.

Nice bottom lines:
"To remember the spirit of peace and love we all desired,
To reflect the spirit of Christmas the Christ-child inspired."
Well done, John! Amen!

Sorry to say, John, that I have long ago lost patience with my fellow 'sentient' higher-evolved creatures, who love and harm equally, on a mere whim. For my two cents, I'm on the side of our supposed 'dumb' animals, who have far more integrity and honesty in their actions than the brightest and most highly placed of our pre-frontally developed species. My rephrasing of the hoary old 'Peace on Earth, etc.' is therefore "Peace on Earth, good will to animals." As for my fellow Homo not-so-sapiens, I say 'Bah, humbug!' (present company excluded). That shared, I will say to you and the others here (as a good pagan), my very best wishes for a pleasant, reflectively meaningful and satisfying Winter Solstice. I personally don't need an erstwhile 'Christ-child' to inspire me to treat others with respect and dignity...just a loving and eternally loyal team of huskies to guide my sled through the icy drifts and across the frozen streams of the new year.

I think the spirit of Christ has gone far beyond its original humble beginnings. Mixed with pagan lore, the current holiday touches almost everyone. Perhaps not in the way that some would wish, but in a way that generally means, "goodwill to all, peace on earth."

Ron

Merry Christmas John.

Thank you for this lovely poem! Merry Christmas!

Very nicely worded, Sir John...Merry Christmas or whatever your religion does have for this season...-e-

John, this poem is so lovely and filled with wisdom. The world stands on a precipice so mind-numbing and yet you offer a simple moment where we can allow a different moment to give us faith and peace.
A perfect poem for this Christmas morning. Love it.