amid all the world's howling


there's a sheen of peace in many hearts

as if things have gotten so bad


that a breakthrough has happened

and people have exhausted their capacity


for this world's tragedy

and trudging on as all of us do


the way we trudge will show whether

we've stood down to let maniacs drag only


themselves and their adherents down

into their own hells or we've stepped up out of


outworn mythologies to find each our own way

back to where the morning stars sing


we'll see when we see what next year brings....






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