An alternative Christmas

'An alternative Christmas' by Barbara Toyne

'Christmas is, when Orion dances over the / rooftops, best foot forward...' | Photo: Caleb Feese / flickr CC.

Christmas is, when a child is born,
any child, anywhere –
bringing with it, if only for a single moment,
that spark of heavenly glory, as a reminder
and a promise, that all can be made new.

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