Laurie Kasperbauer
lkasperbauer@gmail.com
Twas the night, before
the day we had anticipated.
The day of dreams fulfilled
and joy long awaited.
Hope, hung like stockings
on the mantel of our minds.
Hope for unity, community;
hope that together we might find
All dwellers of earth,
both the man and the beast;
The deep sea and its life forms;
the forest creatures and trees.
Hope, that together we will learn
to live our lives in balance,
We each give of ourselves.
We each rise to the challenge.
On this night before the day
we profess earthly calm,
We understand that the stories
we each call our own,
Whether it’s Santa, or Buddha,
or uncertainty, or Christ
We can accept, without judgment,
the uniqueness of life.
For the earth we inhabit,
and the air that we breathe,
The stars that we gaze at,
and the mortality we seize,
These are all universal.
Together we share
The warmth of the sun,
and the life-sustaining air.
So tonight, as we settle
for our long winter nap
With sugar-plum visions,
a new path we might map.
To wake without compulsion
to comment or change
The behavior of another;
someone else’s life to rearrange.
But instead to contribute,
using our own unique gifts
To the greater good of our earth,
and the life it uplifts.
Twas the night before
The Day we had anticipated.
The day when “Peace on Earth”
was universally created.
With warmest wishes for a peaceful Holiday Season…
- Laurie Kasperbauer
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