This last poem for this blog posting series—written only 2 days after “Peace and Good Will” (see MY POEMS OF CHRISTMAS #19)—offers solutions to the relational difficulties that some may face at social or family gatherings during this season, even on Christmas Day itself...
CHRISTMAS PRESENCE
Don’t fail to give the gift
that no one else can bring.
If there’s a former rift,
Let love remove its sting:
All grudges find release
when bygones rest in peace.
Your joining in can lift
a broken tune to sing.
You may cause ice to melt,
if you are truly there.
No matter what life’s dealt,
Stay present with your care.
Meet eye-to-eye, as planned—
no smart-phone in your hand.
Your self’s uniquely felt,
when you remain aware.
As get-togethers mount
at Christmastime each year,
your heart can be a fount
to draw the thirsty near.
The smiles and hugs you give
must flow while people live.
So, make connections count
before they disappear.
— David L. Hatton, 12/09/2018
(this is in Poems Between Fear and Faith —
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