An Advent Calendar - 4. Door#4 - Christmas Fair

Christmas Fair

When cheerful carols sound from everywhere

And smiling children hold their parents’ hand

While cotton candy scents the very air

And embers crackle at the chestnut stand

We know that Christmastime is all around

To warm the heart with love and spicy wine

And we go home, a place that’s safe and sound

And nicely done with candy canes and pine.

While blinking lights illuminate the town

They do not reach some alleys, cold and dark

Where people live, forgotten and pushed down

In cardboard boxes, benches in the park.

Go! Share the light and open up your mind.

Go! Show them that they won’t be left behind.