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| The Tattered Stable. A Christmas Story. |
| 11.21.06 (5:54 am) [edit] |
|
I worship carrots. Away in the manger No crib for a bed The exhausted Lord Jesus Laid down his tired head and pounded it on the table Again and again and again. Oh Winter Tree Oh Winter Tree How lovely are your barren branches The Nativity is empty Save for the snowplow parked underneath The tattered gable where an Angel once stood watch Shut your eyes, children Shield your ears The courthouse lawn is strewn with religiosity Now go and watch your MTV And a mile up the road Three well-dressed kings of Orient are Hitching a ride in a gas guzzling car They’ve lost their way… misplaced their star Along the coastal highway There is no room in the PC ring For people who worship a small infant King But the credit cards are flying Pulled by eight tiny non-denominational reindeer And Madison Avenue is praising Jesus We wish you a Merry something So, have yourself a Silent Night The choirs have given up the fight The instruments nestled all snug in their bed While Jesus is nursing His tired aching head And Peace on Earth is in the Court The First Noel a brainless tort We the people of the United States of America Have lost our collective minds And somehow allowed A fringe minority of frightened, rude And ignorant loudmouths To change the rules And manipulate the game And now the bullies are running the show And we are just plain running So help me ACLU. Joy to the World Unless it can be helped. The ones who never learned To play well with others The ones who took the ball home so no one could enjoy the game they looked out the window and smiled at the snowplow parked under the gable of the empty stable. Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests. |
posted by: heavyarms (reply)
post date: 11.21.06 (7:58 am)
YIKES! Are you okay?
posted by: bawdy (reply)
post date: 11.21.06 (10:56 am)
Did you write that? Wow. It's sad that the true meaning of Christmas has been swept aside by commercialism and materialistic longing.
posted by: lorischuster (reply)
post date: 11.21.06 (12:59 pm)
Reply to: heavyarms
I am quite fine. Tired of the whole PC thing. Was this harsh? Maybe you are rubbing off on me. :)
posted by: lorischuster (reply)
post date: 11.21.06 (1:02 pm)
Reply to: bawdy
I did write this. I was angry that people are all for taking away everything traditional about Christmas in the public arena---but have no problem with commercializing it.
posted by: heavyarms (reply)
post date: 11.21.06 (2:56 pm)
Lori: Harsh? No. Harsh for you? Yes.
YE GODS! Don't tell me I'm rubbing off on you. What a HORRIBLE thing to say! ;-)
posted by: ottomanprang (reply)
post date: 11.21.06 (9:47 pm)
Lori, that's brilliant. Every year about this time I teach some of my students Christmas songs on the guitar, last year I learned that "God rest ye Merry Gentlemen" is off limits because of that one 3 letter word. So, it's "Frosty the Snowman", Jingle Bells, Rudolf, etc. It pisses me off and I'm practically an atheist.
posted by: ottomanprang (reply)
post date: 11.21.06 (9:49 pm)
Oh. The songs I teach them are for school functions, the songs they learn for playing at home CAN have the "G word" in them...wanted to clear that up....
posted by: lorischuster (reply)
post date: 11.22.06 (6:11 am)
Reply to: heavyarms
I am very calm and laid back 99% of the time. When I am provoked, I can be caustic. I have told you before I appreciate your ability to just put it all out there...so NO not a horrible thing to say. My goal is to be 10% caustic by January. :)
posted by: lorischuster (reply)
post date: 11.22.06 (6:20 am)
Reply to: ottomanprang
Thank you. I have to admit that this is one of my favorite things that I have written. When my girls were in a public school they started easing out of any references to the religious aspect of Christmas. It was a Holiday Pageant...holiday tree, etc. So, yes...the G-word is definitely off limits.
posted by: lorischuster (reply)
post date: 11.22.06 (6:21 am)
Reply to: LadyG
Here is the ironic thing... 79% of American's identify themselves as Christians. 96% of Americans celebrate Christmas. How did this happen???
posted by: sebastianjoshua (reply)
post date: 11.22.06 (6:32 pm)
modern people these day think that religion is more like a cultural celebration celebrate by older generation... most of them commercialize to get extra income
posted by: mimi (reply)
post date: 11.22.06 (7:11 pm)
Reply to: lorischuster
10% caustic by january...lololololol! i love goal setting! xoxox
posted by: goldie (reply)
post date: 11.23.06 (2:51 pm)
i am so glad u wrote and posted this.
it all needs to be said.
i too am aspiring toward that 10%.
i have a mate who is attempting to teach me the how to approach conflict.
yesterday my assignment was to throw bottle tops at her.
its good to have goals. :-)
xxxg.g.
posted by: Doeeyed (reply)
post date: 11.24.06 (9:02 am)
Ah but, they will accept a Christmas Bonus, yes?
Show me the money! cha ching!!
Brilliant Lori :-)
posted by: unmutual (reply)
post date: 11.26.06 (7:42 pm)
Very Adbusters of you. I like it.
posted by: apyjo (reply)
post date: 11.27.06 (6:17 am)
I hate seeing stores with Christmas stuff out by Nov.1.
As soon as the jack-o-lantern goes to storage , out come the garlands...
*shakes head*
This part of the world I'm in now is very Catholic , coupled with tons of picturesque churches , matching cold weather and although I don't define myself as Christian I can respect others traditions.
I wasn't an Air Force Brat for nothing.
posted by: christine@swanktrendz (reply)
post date: 12.12.06 (9:58 pm)
brilliant!
posted by: Ahep (reply)
post date: 12.14.06 (11:32 pm)
I love women with balls! This is why we are friends. I talked about God with my freshmen students for over 40 minutes today. I am a member of my own classroom and therefore have rights and considerations as well. If anyone has a problem with it they can bite me!
Grace, beauty, humor, strength.
Alison Haley Cloud
Nov. 16, 1987-March 1, 2005
