Dear Santa, I’m a little dog who doesn’t do religion.
I’d rather chase a tennis ball or terrorise a pigeon
Than argue over who is wrong or maybe who is right…
It seems a silly way to me to get into a fight.
I know the Christmas story, ’cause she told me long ago,
About Joseph and Mary when they had nowhere to go,
And that’s the bit that got to me, ’cause someone found a place,
Although they slept with beasts and not with others of their race.
According to the tale we’re told, they slept beneath a star
And shepherds brought their lambs to see and kings came from afar.
They gathered where the Baby lay, beside the ox and ass,
While angels sang above, they knelt in wonder on the grass.
Now, that’s a lovely story that the world will celebrate…
And then go back to living in their prejudice and hate.
They look askance at strangers if they wear a different skin…
I wonder if the Babe returned, if they would let Him in?
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I have often wondered the same thing. Argh. (Would ‘they’ let ‘him’ in …) xoxo
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It begs the questionin this materialistic, prescriptive age…
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Agreed.
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What an innocent look/ fake expression. 😉 Merry Christmas, Ani! May you get a lot of chicken. Michael
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She has her eyes set on the turkey 🙂
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Yes! Good girl Ani! :-))
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🙂
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