WINTER GIFT, CHRISTMAS SPIRIT



"WINTER GIFT" by Julia Helen Jeffrey

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I am the Christmas Spirit

That comes with the end of December:

A winter solstice spell, perhaps,

When people forget to remember –

The drab realities of fact,

The cherished hurt of ancient wrongs,

The lonely comfort of being deaf

To human sighs and angel’s songs.

Suddenly, they lose their minds

To heart’s demands and beauty’s grace;

And deeds extravagant with love

Give glory to the common place.

--Anthony F. Perrino