Christmas is
Drawing near
Carefully wrapped in
Golden paper
– a red bow on top –

Presenting the story of
Hope woven two
Thousand years ago

Composing tender
Lullabies
For an infant
Sweetly sleeping

Under the
Christmas tree
And in
Human hearts

While brass church bells
Toll the hymn
Of a promise

Shall we wake him
With a gentle hug

Ask to be hugged back
Because our world is
Wrapped in turmoil

And we need to open
The delicate gift of peace
Hope
And love
Under the tree
Before it’s too late