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Mosaic Musings...interactive poetry reviews _ ARCHIVES -> MMHC (Holiday Classic) -> Halls of Montezuma _ Birthday

Posted by: Psyche Dec 24 13, 18:06

Take this parcel on your lap
and, while trimmings you unwrap,
this scene you may enact:
to migrants crushed in camps it seems
that our Christmas is a dream,
for so much hope has flown away
in decades or a day,
from homeless without solace
who yearn for warm embrace.

Is our feast thereby less real?
I think the joys that we may feel
are blessings from above,
bestowed with gentle love
on our redeemer’s natal date
which we chose to celebrate.

Others cower amidst the roar
and scourge of far-off wars,
so pray remember that this day
is our lauded lord's birthday;
gifts we hold within our hand
are like golden grains of sand,
all things grasped to merely save
are washed away by ether´s waves.

Better realize in our life
humane actions to halt strife
for frail souls trapped on roads
-so harsh, bereft of charms-
to firmaments or thresholds
illumined by one savior’s arms.

Faith informs the eternal One awaits
at an all-embracing golden gate.

By Psyche

Sylvia Evelyn, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2013
All rights reserved.

Posted by: Psyche Dec 24 13, 18:18

Lori, I was moving house and up to my neck in related work, so I hope you don´t mind these late posts.

I´ve only had Internet and a phone for a couple of days. Neither are properly installed yet, I appear to be sharing wifi as in a public place. Don´t have a password of my own!

I also wish you very happy festivities, that is, to all friends and members of MM!!

Love,
Syl*** ...Still using a laptop...aargh!!

Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Dec 30 13, 11:56

Thank you for your Holiday entry, Sylvia!

Best of luck!

May the 'classic' holiday spirit be shared in your heart throughout the season!

~ Mosaic Musings Staff

Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Dec 30 13, 11:57

Thanks Sylvia! I hope you had a good Christmas acclimating to your new home!

No Worries Sylvia. I have been away for 5 days and at work today.
I hope you get a password soon as public wifi is dangerous for personal account stuff.

How are you? I must read the poems now and send a request for judges.

Happy New year!

~Cleo

Posted by: Cleo_Serapis May 21 14, 10:37

What a lovely, poignant poem representing the true spirit of Christmas and what we should hold dear: faith and remembrance.

Congrats on placing third with this lovely poem Sylvia. I think its a winner!

~Lori

Posted by: Larry May 23 14, 13:13

Hi Sylvia,

What a beautiful and poignant message you have shared with us. I feel that same way as you that although there
are boundless problems in this world, that should not detract from our Christmas celebrations; just make us more
aware of how blessed we are to even be able to celebrate that season in relative peace.

We should never forget the reason for the season and His teachings about love and care for one's fellow man!

As Lori says, I feel all of us are winners because we cared enough to give our gifts of poetry to a seemingly uncaring world.

Larry