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[morgaine_x]

Amber called her uncle, said "We're up here for the holiday,
Jane and I were having Solstice, now we need a place to stay."
And her Christ-loving uncle watched his wife hang Mary on a tree,
He watched his son hang candy canes all made with red dye number three.
He told his niece, "It's Christmas Eve, I know our life is not your style,"
She said, "Christmas is like Solstice, and we miss you and its been awhile,"

So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
And just before the meal was served, hands were held and prayers were said,
Sending hope for peace on earth to all their gods and goddesses.

The food was great, the tree plugged in, the meal had gone without a hitch,
Till Timmy turned to Amber and said, "Is it true that you're a witch?"
His mom jumped up and said, "The pies are burning," and she hit the kitchen,
And it was Jane who spoke, she said, "It's true, your cousin's not a Christian,"
"But we love trees, we love the snow, the friends we have, the world we share,
And you find magic from your God, and we find magic everywhere."

So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
And where does magic come from? I think magic's in the learning,
'Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are burning.

When Amber tried to do the dishes, her aunt said, "Really, no, don't bother."
Amber's uncle saw how Amber looked like Tim and like her father.
He thought about his brother, how they hadn't spoken in a year,
He thought he'd call him up and say, "It's Christmas and your daughter's here."
He thought of fathers, sons and brothers, saw his own son tug his sleeve, saying,
"Can I be a Pagan?" Dad said, "We'll discuss it when they leave."

So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
Lighting trees in darkness, learning new ways from the old, and
Making sense of history and drawing warmth out of the cold.

Comments

[rparvaaz.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful. :)

[zarq.livejournal.com]

I love this. :)

[sobelle.livejournal.com]

And where does magic come from? I think magic's in the learning,
'Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are burning.

How amazing that she's able to tackle such emotional subjects... religion and sexual orientation... and a brutal ugly history... and create something so touching and beautiful and really really at the base of all that is loving and true.

[lazyknight.livejournal.com]

I now need to go and find that and listen to it... thank-you.

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

Give me an email address & I'll send it to you.

[sobelle.livejournal.com]

::raises hand in air...waves madly:: me too me too!

[[I have some of her other stuff... not a lot... but some if you're interested... actually I have a considerable lot of music... about 18GB... if you'd want to compare and sample]]

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

I'll send it to you when I get home, V. I have your address. And I will see if I can download an iTunes library list for your perusal. ;)

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

Completely off-topic, but I've got a bit of a niggly situation with UK and Canadian investments, tax and so on, and would appreciate any advice or information you have.

Posts on the topic so far are here; easier to add you as a friend and point you at them than to try to explain separately. Any specific questions, please do comment on the entries themselves.

elmyra sent me to you, so I know you must be Good People.

[morgaine-x.livejournal.com]

Hi & welcome! And likewise re: Elmyra. :)

I will have a trawl through the posts soon as I have time (am at work now) and will get back to you. You can email me at morgainex AT gmail DOT com if you want.