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Under The Holly Bow

Ye who have scorned each other,
Or injured friend or brother,
In this fast fading year;
Ye who, by word or deed,
Have made a kind heart bleed,
Come gather here.

Let sinned against, and sinning,
Forget their strife's beginning,
And join in friendship now:
Be links no longer broken,
Be sweet forgiveness spoken,
Under the Holly Bough.

Ye who have loved each other,
Sister and friend and brother,
In this fast fading year:
Mother and sire and child,
Young man and maiden mild, .
Come gather here;

And let your hearts grow fonder,
As memory shall ponder
Each past unbroken vow.
Old loves and younger wooing
Are sweet in the renewing,
Under the Holly Bough.

Ye who have nourished sadness,
Estranged from hope and gladness,
In this fast fading year;
Ye, with o'er burdened mind,
Made aliens from your kind.
Come gather here.

Let not the useless sorrow
Pursue you night and morrow.
If e'er you hoped, hope now—
Take heart;—uncloud your faces,
And join in our embraces,
Under the Holly Bough.


Charles Mackay

19th century poet

That says it all, Thank you Susan, lovely words.

Tina x

Wise words Susan,
Very appropriate - thank you

xxxx Mick

That is wonderful., Susan, and so very apt. BC XX

Nudge! - why do all the best threads slip so quickly off the page?

Never heard that verse before, so apt for this time of the year. I think christmas is for making up with lost friends and families, and writing to people you haven't seen for ages.

Joy

this is nice, so hope more people read the thread.
Lizx

nudge

lovely words
x Jill

Thank you Susan....................I love your posts:)))

xx

even an old humbug Grandad like me enjoyed that :-)))))))) thanks Susan

Twizzle

Lovely words thankyou for sharing.