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AMAZING
PEACE
A
CHRISTMAS POEM
Excerpted from Maya Angelou's Book
It
is the Glad Season
Thunder ebbs to silence and lightning sleeps quietly in
the corner.
Flood waters recede into memory.
Snow becomes a yielding cushion to aid us
As we make our way to higher ground.
Hope
is born again in the faces of children
It rides on the shoulders of our aged as they walk into
their sunsets.
Hope spreads around the earth. Brightening all things,
Even hate which crouches breeding in dark corridors.
In
our joy, we think we hear a whisper.
At first it is too soft. Then only half heard.
We listen carefully as it gathers strength.
We hear a sweetness.
The word is Peace.
It is loud now. It is louder.
Louder than the explosion of bombs.
We
tremble at the sound. We are thrilled by its presence.
It is what we have hungered for.
Not just the absence of war. But, true Peace.
A harmony of spirit, a comfort of courtesies.
Security for our beloveds and their beloveds.
We
clap hands and welcome the Peace of Christmas.
We beckon this good season to wait a while with us ...
We,
Angels and Mortal's, Believers and Non-Believers,
Look heavenward and speak the word aloud.
Peace. We look at our world and speak the word aloud.
Peace. We look at each other, then into ourselves
And we say without shyness or apology or hesitation.
Peace,
My Brother.
Peace, My Sister.
Peace, My Soul.
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Amazing
Peace: A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou
In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires
us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that
hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the
world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers,
look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word
aloud. Peace.” Read by the poet at the lighting of
the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December
1, 2005, Maya Angelou’s celebration of the “Glad
Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of
life and a beautiful holiday gift for people of all faiths.
Maya Angelou, poet, writer, performer, teacher, and director,
was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then moved to San Francisco.
In this brief but poignant piece, she captures the simplicity
of Christmas that overwhelms our human attempts to outshine
its basic message with fluff and materialism. She celebrates
the gift of love for all people; an inclusivity that gathers
together, not separates, races and cultures, nationalities
and even religions into one powerful embrace.
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