James Alexander

Christmas

Church bells ringing

choruses singing

bells and music playing

cheerfully everywhere

bright lights shining

along busy streets of

stores brimming with

holiday trimmings

shoppers gaily dressed

party goers attending

lavash holiday parties

attired in their best

storefronts and houses

decorated brightly

happy family dinners

full of holiday treats

with presents under

brightly shinning trees

while

poverty stricken families

going without a tree

or presents underneath

depending on a handout

for their Christmas repast

poorly dressed homeless

men, women and children

hands out asking for cash

what does Christmas

mean to thee who has

so much to share when

only prayers to God

from those in despair

and mankind’s

un-willingness

to care