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This Christmas.. by

Shekhar Kapur - December 23, 2005

neither the sound of om
echoing across the universe
bounced only by the eons of time

nor the chants of a thousand Gregorian monks

neither a million 'amens'
resounding across the world on christmas eve
nor all the calls to prayer in the name of Allah

not even the gentle patter of the first monsoon rain
nor the gurgling of the little brook
joining hands across the landsape
to form the mighty Ganges

nothing

but the laughter of little children