Ding dong.<\/p>\n
Bells are ringing.<\/p>\n
Choirs are singing.<\/p>\n
Streets lighted.<\/p>\n
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It’s that time of year again.<\/p>\n
It’s the same old story.<\/p>\n
It’s a frantic rush, to get the present, the gift.<\/p>\n
Preparing us a meal, the perfect feast is urgent.<\/p>\n
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It’s strange how this time of the year,<\/p>\n
We sing about sharing good cheer.<\/p>\n
Yet, many are shipwrecked.<\/p>\n
Many are forgotten.<\/p>\n
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Oh, how strange it is.<\/p>\n
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That when there is so much light around us.<\/p>\n
There are many hidden in plain sight.<\/p>\n
They’re sidelined, abandoned by me, by us.<\/p>\n
For it is dark beneath our lamp.<\/p>\n
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Our tables are full.<\/p>\n
Their tummies are empty.<\/p>\n
Our bags overflow with gifts.<\/p>\n
Their hands are empty.<\/p>\n
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Our soul longs for more.<\/p>\n
Their soul longs for more.<\/p>\n
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We meet at the same place.<\/p>\n
We yearn for a soul that is not lean.<\/p>\n
We desire a soul that is well fed.<\/p>\n
We feed on the same thing.<\/p>\n
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These are our nourishment:<\/p>\n
Love, companionship, healthy relationships,\u00a0<\/p>\n
benevolence.<\/p>\n
Wholeness we so hunger for deep inside.<\/p>\n
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So, ding dong bell.<\/p>\n
Open my soul.<\/p>\n
Lights bright.<\/p>\n
Brighten my heart.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gifts abundant.<\/p>\n
May I share more.<\/p>\n
Sharing fills me up.<\/p>\n
When I give, I receive.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is that time of year again.<\/p>\n
Season greeting.<\/p>\n
Sharing and being of good cheer.<\/p>\n
We reach out to receive more.<\/p>\n
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Oh, may we, may I, open my heart and genuinely care.<\/p>\n
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Ding dong. Bells are ringing. Choirs are singing. Streets lighted. \u00a0 It’s that time of year again. It’s the same old story. It’s a frantic rush, to get the present, the gift. Preparing us a meal, the perfect feast is urgent. \u00a0 It’s strange how this time of the year, We sing about sharing good … <\/p>\n