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A quiet christmas night
<p>Soft snow drifts down like whispered dreams,</p><p>Upon the roofs and silent streams.</p><p>Lanterns glow on winding streets,</p><p>Where winter’s hush and wonder meet.</p><p>The moon keeps watch in silver light,</p><p>Guarding this holy, gentle night.</p><p><br/></p><p>Through frosted glass, the firelight gleams,</p><p>A dance of gold, a trail of beams.</p><p>Shadows stretch along the wall</p><p>As echoes of old carols call.</p><p>Each note recalls a year gone by,</p><p>Of hopes once lost and prayers once sighed.</p><p><br/></p><p>The scent of pine and cinnamon</p><p>Drifts through halls where hearts are one.</p><p>Tables worn by time and care</p><p>Hold laughter, stories, love laid bare.</p><p>Hands reach out, no need to speak,</p><p>For peace is found in moments meek.</p><p><br/></p><p>Outside, the bells begin to ring,</p><p>Their voices lift on winter’s wing.</p><p>They call the weary, call the wise,</p><p>To lift their gaze, to look and rise.</p><p>To remember kindness, freely given,</p><p>And faith that bridges earth and heaven.</p><p><br/></p><p>Children dream by candle’s glow,</p><p>Of falling stars and drifting snow.</p><p>Of gifts wrapped tight with hope inside,</p><p>Of morning joy they cannot hide.</p><p>Yet greater still than gold or art</p><p>Is warmth that fills a waiting heart.</p><p><br/></p><p>The night moves slow, as if it knows</p><p>This fragile calm the season holds.</p><p>That sorrow, too, sits near the door,</p><p>Remembered faces, years before.</p><p>But even grief must softly bend</p><p>Where love insists it does not end.</p><p><br/></p><p>For Christmas speaks in quiet ways,</p><p>Not just of joy, but gentler grace.</p><p>Of light that finds the darkest place,</p><p>Of mercy time cannot erase.</p><p>A promise kept, a newborn cry,</p><p>That tells us none are passed by.</p><p><br/></p><p>So let the snow keep falling light,</p><p>Let stars remain this sacred night.</p><p>Within the cold, a truth shines bright:</p><p>We are not lost, we are not alone—</p><p>For love was born, and hope made known,</p><p>On this still, eternal Christmas night.</p><p><br/></p>
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