[stylist] Christmas poem

[Barbara HAMMEL]

As I sit here in Iowa listening to the RAIN, this poem brings tears to my eyes because there is NOTHING as special as a Christmas snow. And, I can't tell you how I make the leap but when you speak of the fife and drum and bagpipes calling you to fight, I feel the pull of the mission to destroy the ring pulling me to leave Rivendell. It's a beautiful poem, Shawn.
Barbara

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> On Dec 23, 2014, at 07:24, Jacobson, Shawn D via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Friends
> I've kind of been away from this page for a while.  November is always a bit crazy for me with the audit and the state convention.  I hope to get into some serious butt-to-chair time here in the near future.
> 
> Till then, here is a little poem for the holidays.
> 
> Shawn
> 
> A place called Christmas
> by Shawn Jacobson
> 
> There is a place called Christmas,
> a place found on maps made of the spirit.
> This place once known for toys
> is now known for deeper things,
> family, tradition and ancient memory.
> The word "gay" still has its hallowed meaning here.
> Objectivist selfishness seems alien in this place.
> And all the false gods, the god who hates fags,
> the god who hates Jews, the god who hates the stranger,
> such gods, who are devils are banished from this sacred space,
> warded off by the sentinel of grace.
> Only the true God, the presence of love rules here.
> I only ask that Christmas bring me rest,
> the Sabbath rest that restores.
> Let the sacred music flow over me
> like waves from Mother Ocean.
> Let the virgin snow untouched by worldly things
> blanket my yard like a great white sea.
> Let the view from my window be a Christmas card from Heaven.
> Let the Christmas lights illumine my soul,
> and let peace and joy reign in this house.
> The day will come when I am summoned forth by bagpipes,
> when fife, drum, and bugle will summon me forth to fight the good fight,
> but let that day stay in the future, that I may tarry here a while longer.
> Let this citadel of Christmas bring us peace.
> 
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