Christmas, 2012

So, I sit, wondering what I shall say this
  Christmas of 2012.

This season has always been difficult for me.
  The struggle to find and keep
  Spirit alive during this season
  has always daunted me.

It is a season that, for me, highlights
  both pure hope and,
  in stark contrast,
  how lost we have become.

So, I want to share a few of the thoughts
  that have filled my heart and mind over
  the years.

The next poems reflect the struggles,
  tell the story of trying to find
  hope in what sometimes seems to be
  such a shamble of misguided
  and frenzied searching for meaning
  during this most sacred season
  of the year...