We will do the things we have done/
As we have always done them/
Be comforted/
Perhaps/
Give alms/
In the shadow of/
Our great charade/
The Christ child/
borning/
Finds no refuge/
despised/
No refuge/
Here/

I remember/how odd it seemed/that a tropical Christmas was normal/for both my parents/as children/as a child of crisp cold mornings/longing for snow/I tried to imagine the ever present mood/in a place of summer heat sweltering/but full of joy/love/and light/just the same