Precious Christmas Bling!

Hope you sweet peeps had the best Thanksgiving full of counting your blessings. I prepared for Advent yesterday, set the greens, the lights and the Christmas bling. I had a poem rolling around in my head that I wished to share, it's my formula for world peace (gasp, yes really, I know it's a bold statement). Love to all and enjoy the season for you are a...

Treasure
© 2013 Karla Johnston All Rights Reserved

You are precious.
Beyond the value of gems, stones, or gold,
and you are not the exception.
Every one, no matter gender, creed or race
is equally worthy.

Every person, animal, thing
that breathes, contracts, expands,
houses the pulse of life,
is an absolute miracle.

We are glorious.
Holding the brilliance of creation
or darkening of damnation
in every word we speak.

If we saw, for brief moment, our radiance
we could never commit a harmful act,
for the understanding that we
would diminish it.

If we knew our preciousness,
hateful words could not be spoken.
Malice could find no home in us.
No conflict, no battle, no war.
Our one desire, our sole purpose
to keep carefully
this treasure—
only ever cherish it.