Merry Christmas
How will I celebrate Christmas this year?
Traditional, Contemporary, or Classic cheer
Will it be about sales, gifts and shopping?
Scanning the flyers, endless mall hopping
Pressured to buy gifts for family and friends
Going through the motions with no ends
The latest gadgets, the must have stuff
If my finances get blown, that’s tough
Donating few cans, some toys some food
Makes me feel warm all over and good
I will do my part to help the poor and needy
Certainly, I will not be considered selfish and greedy
I’ll get everyone I care about something they’ll like
If they don’t like it, well, they can take a hike
Or should I just spend Christmas in quite contemplation
Pondering on the disrepair of the human nation
Brooding over problems, researching solutions
Brainstorming ideas, exploring new notions
For once attacking not the symptom but the cause
Stop meandering experiments, take a thoughtful pause
Being with friends and family, comfort, joy, tranquility to share
Sharing foods with humility, thankfulness, drinking spirits of care
May each find this year for what they truly are yearning
May this year be of true giving and receiving
Akbar Khan
