Twas the night before Christmas, the music faint and far.
I gazed through my thoughts at the twinkling, wishing star.
In the fading light, I confide my wishes to the velvet sky,
Praying fervently to make my wishes come true in a big way.0
I wish that people desires more friendship and togetherness,
As everyone have the rights to a decent life and happiness.
I wish that there is peace on earth instead of war,
I wish they would use that money to feed the poor.
I wish that there is honesty instead of crime;
More of giving and sharing time after time.
I wish justice would be restored,
And peace reign in our souls.
I wish famine be banished from the Earth,
And each day give hope for a new rebirth.
I wish may our generosity and love end their plight,
For those living with hunger, with no food in sight,
I wish crops would grow strong with the gentle rain,
And children of the dust would wander, whole again,
I wish for a flicker of light to be always there to behold,
Giving warmth and strength to escape from the cold.
I wish those wracked with pain in their life,
May soon experience relief from their strife.
I wish somehow, somewhere they’ll find a place;
In the fading light, a smiling soul to embrace.
I wish we would perpetually pray for blessed rain,
To fall upon us, a barren waste of sun-dried plain.
I wish life will be bedecked with fire-sprinkling twists of gold,
And we will be filled with wonderment, as the days unfold.
I wish our warmth would touch other’s heart,
And love would filter in, barriers falling apart.
I wish that we would stop causing each other pain,
Because in God’s eyes, we are all one and the same.
I wish all of us would looked forward to each day,
As much as these dreams may seem far away,
I wish may on this Christmas day,
We all would take the time to pray;
For souls that are sick and lame.
Reach out with loving hands to share.
I wish long after Christmas is gone,
The spirit would continue to make us whole.
I wish let not my fallibility draw me away,
Let me reach out to others, day after day,
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NOTE: No one’s heart is disabled for what it can hold deep inside. Love and faith which we each should hold within that heart are what makes us able to go beyond whatever disability we have. For those things that are most important, can never be taken away but only increased.
(C) Lal Hauzel, Dec 2008
