Making Peace with Tinsel
Even a cynical atheist
Can relish this time of year,
When even a jobsworth makes a fist
Of spreading a little cheer,
And people are up for feeling good,
And letting quarrels slide –
So even I agree, we should
Have a Merry Christmastide !
I may think it over-commercial,
And quite insincere at heart,
But it’s all-so-universal
With the whole world taking part.
And the vague hope it arouses
We can vaguely hope will stay –
So even this sceptic espouses
To a Merry Christmas Day !
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