This instead
Of recently-made-old
Merry Christmas
and
Happy Hanukkah
and maybe even
Happy Kwanzaa.
But,
Tis the Season,
Eh?
We're ready to celebrate,
and to invite
Our friends to celebrate…
and we include
Their own celebrations
In our well-wishing.
Inclusive is us.
Season's Greetings.
Whatever.
What ever
Are we all celebrating?
Eight days of candles?
Light of liberation and dedication.
Birth of a saviour?
Light of redemption and hope.
African roots, fruits, harvest?
Light of identity and past-into-present..
Tis the Season
Of renewal of All Light.
Tis the Season
Of relinquishing Darkness
To lengthening Days...
Of the return of Light
Bit by bit.
The return of Light.
Light of renewal.
Ah!!!
Season's Greetings
and
Happy New Light.
Have a shiny & sparkling year.
Renew yourself
and
Your library books.
Bette Forester
Toronto
31 Dec 2011
Thank you Phoebe for this rainy Portland 5th Day of Christmas image...
and thank you Neil Gaiman for this benediction for a new year:
