Remember the Child (Christmas)
run from the wind
the shore, the sea
from the traitors of men
and the locks and the keys.
sprint from the castles
the horses, the knights
from the crown on the head
and the storm within sight.
keep from the secrets
the whispers, the plights,
from the rumors on foot
and the gossips in flight.
remember the gentle
the calm and the mild
the placid and tender:
that sweet newborn child.