need to hear "Hopeful Christmas" instead because
their day will be anything but merry.
May This Be the Year
Seven Christmases have passed since
He passed,
A casualty of the Iraq War,
A son,
A most beloved one.
The parents are casualties, too,
Still grieving.
Shouldn't it be over now?
Shouldn't the merry be back
This season?
But "should" means nothing to
Hearts that seem to be broken
Beyond repair.
I pray for the wounded parents.
I pray that this Christmas might be
The one that brings a glimmer of hope,
A flicker of peace,
A pinprick in the dark that shows them
Light hides behind the black shroud of
Mourning.
May this Christmas be the one
When the pain is a bit less and
The healing a bit more.