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Warm and peaceful
Sweet and hopeful
Dreams abound on certain days
Will they wither?
Will they prosper?
Is it up to us to say?
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Is the Star of stars a signpost?
Will we learn to give or take?
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Time has never worked to help us.
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An eternal question drifts,
In and out, through mind and heart.
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Wise men seek the truth in vain.
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Still, we hope and seek and ponder
Is the riddle to remain?
Maybe it is wrong to search
Into trouble and distress.
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Truths and myths cannot survive
Cold and distant probes and doubts.
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Stop your anguish and be calm.
Let the yuletide end your quest
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© HMH, 2021