finding Life (Xmas 2021)

on the days where the Earth

is farthest from the Sun

through the daze where our worth

and our Wonder is undone

and the haze of new birth

unveils the Love 

that makes us One

where the ways aren't so clear

and the streets have no name

and the strays tread in fear

and the wounded writhe in shame

and the gaze of strangers near

reminds us how

we're all the same

in the faces of the weary

forced to flee so far away

from those they Love and hold so dearly

with little light to show the way

yet shine with Radiance so clearly

the brighter Light

of a new Day

in the cries of the exhausted

who are longing for relief

who are constantly accosted

by never-ending waves of grief

and lean into each day undaunted

with quiet courage

beyond belief

in the rancor of dissension

tearing us so far apart

drawing all of our attention

from what we've embodied from the start

the spark of multiple Dimensions

the vibrant Essence

of our Heart

through these strange times

where it's risky to breathe

where masks can muffle the Rhymes

that help us to believe

yet provide new paradigms

to share Love

and to receive

in those resistant

to reveal their deeper fears

and those persistent

in releasing all their tears

in all who see sparks

of our inner shining Light

and help our dear Hearts

be not quite so tight

in the ones facing

impossible circumstances

who keep on embracing

and taking the chances

in the perseverant glow

of the Servants of all

who continue to show

and respond to the call

in the perceptive banter

of a houseless neighbor

in the prophetic candor

of a hopeless 'failure'

in the perplexing surprise

of a transformer traitor

in the preternatural guise

of an unlikely Saviour

in the radiant eyes

of a lonely refugee

in the precocious sighs

of the wild and free...

as Your friend Joan

has invited us to see...

Christmas is about

finding Life

where we did not

expect it to Be.

Thank You...

Let It Be.

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('Ave Maria' © Darrell Berubé)