By B. Sommer, Ludlow, Salop
Santa and Jesus
hold the stage.
It's Christmas, with lights and food
the parties of festival rage.
Santa sells
in the market place
and in stockings at home
getting enough is a race.
Jesus, as baby
fills many a school
but sits in cold churches
and reminds us of the cruel.
Santa with bells
and reindeer flying
brings sharing and giving
until childhood is dying.
Jesus the baby
begins to grow,
teaches sharing and loving
in our adult life to sow.
But when the time comes
to throw away
the childhood image
of Santa and sleigh,
Do we also loose
that picture of child'
a saviour of spirits
who was so mild?
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