'tis the season...for each and everyone of us...

Last time we spoke of authorities and how fragmented our society has become...today we speak of the universal...goodwill, love, caring for our neighbor and the spirit of the holiday's...everyone may have their own take on just what that is to them...but the winter solstice has long been a time to reflect, a time to gather together and share the harvest that would need to last until the next spring...Joy to the world, never ending light, Peace on earth, are just a few of the universal truths we all embrace...

Winter

"For the illusion that we have not lived in Vain"

Winter begins its journey into seasons less harsh,

fading, passing from the tendrils of cobwebs

created from the long nights and freezing rain.

Ah, gone at last, we seek the renewal of spring

and cherish the buds of our own rebirth;

awakened into a world gone slightly less mad

simply because we can crawl out from under our

heavy coats, our stiff joints and sluggish thoughts.

Summer will yet bring warmth,

welcomed at first, then stifling as we labor,

like penance for the promise of payment,

in fall's gold and yellow endings.

Daze are long and lazy only for the poet;

Soon fall's abundance rests in larders

full of promise for winter

--a time to reflect and see--

has the passing, this time, made a difference?

We remain relentless, as is the folly of wars;

fought by each of us to cast out our daemons,

or by self righteous, patriotic bands of zealots

bent on saving a world whose only curse

is humanities undying need to proclaim...

"Hooray for our side."

Wars rage, men bluster, children cry,

and in the end

there is promise only in the endings

never in the fighting.

Cursed by our need for meaning,

too often, we fail to see

Winter's glory...

May you find peace and love this holiday season...

and appreciate the glory which is YOU....

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