A Candy Cane Christmas
There were candy canesÂ
and glittered starsÂ
A plethora of lightsÂ
All sparkling in their merry huesÂ
As the world was turning white
There were children huddled in their bedsÂ
Little minds filled up with cheerÂ
As the gentle chime of Christmas bellsÂ
Seemed to whisper in their ear
Jack Frost had left his frigid breathÂ
On doors and panes of glassÂ
Whilst a crystalline blanketÂ
covered every blade of grassÂ
A sense of joyful warmthÂ
Spilled from every single homeÂ
Filled the night with candle lightÂ
For those left out alone
For there betwixt the moonlightÂ
And the icy bite that stingsÂ
Amongst the carol singers
And the festive songs they bring
Behind the sparkling sceneryÂ
There rests a pair of eyesÂ
As cold as stoneÂ
They have no homeÂ
The shadows, their disguiseÂ
For no one seems to noticeÂ
The body by the wall
All coiled upÂ
Not feeling lovedÂ
Left shivering to the boneÂ
Their voice trails off into the sounds
of jubilant Christmas cheerÂ
Their battling the elementsÂ
Yet no one seems to hear
They are the hidden realityÂ
The plight in winters songÂ
A fragment thoughtÂ
In prayers their caughtÂ
Yet still they don’t belongÂ
Their Christmas brings the gift of painÂ
All hidden in plain sightÂ
For these poor souls
The miracleÂ
is if they make it through the night...
There were candy canesÂ
and glittered starsÂ
A plethora of lightsÂ
There was a body on the pavementÂ
With eyes like stoneÂ
and bones of iceÂ
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Wow what a great poemÂ
I loved it
Morning Greg, thanks for always being the first to read my work and leave your kind words for me to find. I am forever grateful that you are here on Cosmo extending your friendship and support to all here who post. You are a fab human my friend xÂ
Good morning my friend
Hope your day goes well lovely x
A deep.deep write Gwen with beautiful flow and word choices. As ever the two tier system...some in winter wonderland and others staring through the gate but this is not necessarily about physical homelessness ...it also could be applied to homelessness of the spirit and very often no cure is ever found for that...hugs 💞💞
Marion, I always love how deep you go. Thank you my friend for always leaving such truly wonderful feedback. Sending lots of love your way đź’—
my favorite community awareness topic, and now I have a favorite awareness poem to accompany it! great write Gwen! you have a heart of gold!.........Jim
Wow Jim, the warmest of thanks my friend. Your words are truly so very kind. This is a subject close to my heart also. I just wish more people felt the same. So glad to hear you are helping make more aware. Thanks for reading and pinning. I hope you are well xÂ
You have shone an amazingly bright light on subject matter that has been around since governing bodies first began.......Pre-Bible!!.......But what you have done here is to place blame where it truly belongs.....on ALL of us.....we look away everyday.....and we can feel those eyes peering from the shadows.....still, we put money in the collection jars in front of stores and think we've actually done something.....but we KNOW we have not!!......the problem will persist.....until things like the power of poetry such as this STELLARÂ
slap in the face is exalted, revered, and finds its way to the masses!!.....PINNED!!......A most profound 'write of true import!!......Bravo GWEN!!......truly moving!!......LOVE & ROCKETS!!.........T xo : )
Tony, as ever you see deeply the errors of our ways. It does not surprise me that you do. Your mind is open and it’s beautiful to witness. Yes I think all of us are to blame for this sort of tragedy to still be happening. I often think how much money the council here spends on lighting up the city with festive decorations, when really our first priority should be ensuring life is saved. But no, we decorate a town and cover up the bodies shivering in the wings. And we do this to bring more festive warmth to the shoppers who go home to warm homes and Christmas trees of their own. Makes me sick inside
Anyway my friend, I waffle. But your words hit a chord and it’s one I have listened to for along time now. Wondering how I can get more people to hear it. To notice the error in our so called humanityÂ
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And now I will shut up lol xÂ
Gwen, you have written an eloquently beautiful poem. It is deep. You feel that magical Christmas feeling and then the horror becomes all to apparent. Fabulous writing ✍ x
Hello Tina, I hope you are well my friend. Thank you for this wonderful feedback. That was my exact intent. To create that sugar candy Christmas that slips into a horrible reality. I think it is a subject muffled by festive cheer. Which is sadÂ
Many thanks for the pin my friend. Hoping to pop and read more of you soon x
I doubt anyone can pass this by without awarding it the very toppest of marks .. the last line in particular took my breath away as it was so very unexpected .. despite the build up throughout .. Had to read through again to fully appreciate the insidious but mighty crescendo & crash of that last line .. yep.. it slaps the reader right in the face ..................... an enviably well crafted festive poem with a very deep and very real message to those who will almost certainly snuggle down before their roaring fires with a full belly this coming Christmas .. much like they always do, I expect ... I'm off to our local night shelter again, on the eve of the 24th as I have always done for the last 20 odd years so as the staff can have a well deserved break ...................................... This is certainly one of them posts I shall remember for a very long time ... N x
Neville you are one of those gems in life, the type that actively try and make a difference. Charity for me is a big thing. I have been a trustee for one such none profit for a while. I have discovered many horrors along the way. It opens your eyes and forces you to look beyond the glitz and glamour of the life we are more fortunate to know. Thanks for leaving your amazing words here against this little write. So glad you could see my intent. Thanks for pinning and all the best my friend. I hope the 24th you can reach many well deserved souls
Gwen x