The words I’m forming with my pen —
‘Christmastime is come again’ —
bring back a favorite Yuletide song
whose message sounded clear and strong
in war-torn days of long ago.
How is it that we’ve yet to grow
in wisdom so that we can show
the Keepers of humanity
that, with compassionate hearts, we see
that unity of thought and creeds
is brought to bear through daily deeds?
‘Peace on earth, good-will to men,’
once heard in sermon and in song,
should be our focus all year long!
Yet, this year, Christmastime is come;
warlike speeches beat the drum —
dividing races, choosing sides
with pride and anger as our guides.
Instead of love, aversion reigns.
The Word in present-day refrains,
a callousness of thought, ingrains.
What happened to community?
Are we so blind that we cannot see
that of one race is humankind?
We must unite in heart and mind!
Free of fear, a peacetime drum
averts the woe that, earth, betides;
our home, with amity, collides.