TWO FEASTS WITH BUT ONE NAME

 TWO FEASTS WITH  BUT ONE NAME

Christmas carols and deep stained glass  

Haunting voice at Midnight Mass 

Sounding forth the wonder deep 

Of Holy Child in dreamless sleep

Hail the central point of history! 

Hail the unfathomed mystery! 

 Seething shops in ceaseless rush

Pubs all crammed in Crimbo crush

Santa's elves and Sladeish songs

Totting up the children's wrongs

The sullen blink of plastic lights  

Endless food and panto tights  

 

Are these two at all the same?

Why two feasts but just one name?