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Christmas Tree

Now when December days drag out to the year’s end
Through a tunnel with hardly a blink of light
One day unexpectedly leaps into flames.
We see the radiance for a moment through child eyes,
And know that all could be different because He came
To Bethlehem those weary centuries ago.
The Christmas tree shivers in a trance of light
For a moment we recapture a lost delight
And think that if things are not for the best
Perhaps they are not all for the worst;
That the game is worth these lighted candles,
That if our feet still refuse to dance
Across the pavements of a sodden world
With luck - and grace - we may get another chance.