Christmas

It is too far to hear church bells

But Christmas cheer is in the air

Stars have been mounted at some

Houses along the way to the station

Most shops are decked up for the season

All of us can do with some miracles

Whether we believe in them or not

Anything to bring the smiles back 

To look forward to the next year

The falling dew could turn to nectar

If the silent universe is so inclined,

Regrets come barking like these dogs,

We need not have turned so old before 

We could be young for more nights

Time need not have rushed like this

Like a train making up for lost time,

The mind makes and unmakes the world

The darkness floods and recedes

The train home is just minutes away -----

There is no need to throw our hands up

This could be the night when we wake up.