14 Mar 2008 02:11:36 | Maureen Killoran
Headphones to grant me some private space . . . tickets to some
far-off exotic place . . .
What do you want for Christmas?
Clothing to dress me to paint the town red . . . silk sheets to
wrap me when I go to bed . . .
What do you want for Christmas?
Harry Potter’s a good one . . . the kids will go wild . . . And
I love him too, ‘cause I’m really a child . . .
What do you want for Christmas?
There’s camera equipment, that’s sure to appeal . . . there’s
software galore at really good deals . . .
What do you want for Christmas?
I look in my closets, I look at my house, there’s nothing I
need, . . . no, not even a mouse . . .
What do you want for Christmas?
Would it matter, I wonder, if there under the tree, was a wee
tiny package all wrapped up for me, and when opened, ‘twas
empty, no present I’d see . . . just a feeling of peace and . .
. serenity.
What do you want for Christmas?
And maybe compassion, wrapped up with a bow, a gentle enfolding
so really I’d know what could and what couldn’t, what is and
what ain’t. Just some understanding. (I won’t be a saint.)
What do you want for Christmas?
It’s asking too much, now, to ask for world peace, but on my
list it’s up there, that wars may soon cease. And justice, for
children, that all may be fed, and wanted, and cuddled and
tucked into bed.
What do you want for Christmas?
The economy needs us, or so we’ve been told . . . spending our
dollars in purchases bold . . . but still, in the silence of
this holy night, I know what I want most is not sold with bright
lights. What I deeply need is to set aside fear, to let myself
reach out in this coming year . . . to know with my heart the
whole world as my kin . . . that Love may be born, and Peace may
begin.
What do you want for Christmas?
© Maureen Killoran
About Author :
Maureen Killoran is a Life Coach and Unitarian minister, with a
passion for helping people connect their strengths with their
vision. Maureen also offers individual and group coaching,
tele-support communities, and publishes a free monthly e-zine,
"Seeds of Change." 
