24/12/2023
I wrote a poem… for Christmas. It’s a poem of hope… I’m agnostic but these are words for everyone no matter your belief ❤️ happy Christmas everyone xx
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🕊️May the Olive branches bloom 🕊️
a Christmas poem by Lianne Issa
'All praise the Holy Land' our Christmas songs chime,
Yet war is renewed, citing historic rhyme.
Despite our sacred carols, a conflict unfolds,
Where bombs drop nightly, rending stories untold.
a land once of peace, where love was professed,
Is now torn apart by hate and unrest.
The cradle of faith, where religions were born,
Now screams out in anguish, its innocence torn.
Bethlehem's star shines bright in the sky,
A witness to horrors gives a weak silent cry.
Casting shadows on voices silenced by war,
As rich men lay waste, seeking power and more.
These same sands of desert where Jesus once walked,
Lessons of love and forgiveness he taught.
Now lie the scars of battle and siege,
Yet love flickers on, it will never concede.
Amidst the rubble glows a glimmer of hope,
A flickering candle impels us to cope.
For in the Christmas message of love and of peace,
Lies the power to mend, to end all dis-ease.
In the tapestry of faith, threads intertwined,
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam aligned.
Three paths of devotion, different in name,
Yet bound by belief in one spiritual flame.
In synagogues, mosques, and churches we pray,
Seeking guidance and blessings to show us the way.
Let the presence of Yahweh, Allah, and God,
Illuminate our path, be our heavenly rod.
Let the carols resound in harmonious refrain,
Calling for unity, to heal all our pain.
Let compassion guide where hatred once stood,
And restore this land to religious brotherhood.
May the olive branches bloom with a message so clear,
That peace in the holy land must be ever held dear.
And in the memory of Christ, please let us all find,
A path to coexistence, leave no soul behind.
