The Storm and the Boat

The Storm and the Boat हम लाये हैं तूफ़ान से किश्ती निकाल के , (We have navigated the ship from a fierce storm,) इस देश को रखना मेरे बच्चों संभाल के | (Keep this country safe, my dear children.) तुम ही भविष्य हो मेरे भारत विशाल के , (You alone are the future of my…

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Christmas

Christmas I dream of crucifixes tonight. And each one is painfully inspired. And Bread of Joy rises at dough bowls. The time has come for the Limit. The stars are coming down in a golden halo. And the mystery embraces us from above. The past was once. And today heavenly bread sends us The Throne….

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Christmas

CHRISTMAS The happiest season is here again, shielded faces can’t stop us from recapturing, that brightest star that led to the three wise men, to find the Christ that was born in Bethlehem. Heaven and nature sing; Joy to the World the Lord has come! Christmas, it’s Christmas, time to love! Humanity is wanting for…

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Expectation

Expectation Empty chair by the Christmas table. Thousands of glittering flames Dance on colorful ornaments. The whole world trembles, it slowly rocks. Green spruce smells like the woods. Like Ariadne, I weave Angel hair into memories and silence. I return to happy hours, To events that are now but dreams. I listen to every murmur,…

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Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Long ago, in a far off land On a cool dark night A sudden music of choir grand A surprising wondrous sight! The angels delivered a message – A message to humankind A message in heavenly language From the heavenly Father kind: ‘Let there be Peace on earth Let humanity sing and rejoice…

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Before Christmas

Before Christmas One day before Christmas comes Twenty-four hours before enjoining the Christmas carol My fingers have sung themselves with poetry I filled the sheets of my life with the lyrics of my songs Then I’m going to look for you I invite to accompany me here Feel the presence of the little Lord Jesus…

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PEACE ON EARTH

PEACE ON EARTH Christmas is a time of venerable peace, You can look at bejewelled stacks of trees, And the world often perceived as intense, When family reunions break messy fences. Snow’s candid praise bedecks the gate, Children hang their socks and wait , It is the eve of Christmas never late, Harbinger of change…

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