[{"node":{"title":"Greacen011","Collections":"Unpublished Poems","Contributor":"Greacen Estate","Coverage":"19 Jan","Creator":"Linen Hall Library","Date":"Wednesday, March 16, 2016","Format":"TIFF","Identifier":"Greacen011","Item Description":"Manuscript","Keywords":"Christmas tree","Language":"English","Path":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/greacen011","Publisher":"Linen Hall Library","Relation":"Linen Hall Library","Rights":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA","Scanned image":{"src":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Greacen011_0.jpg","alt":""},"Source":"LHL Archive","Transcript":"\ufeffChristmas Tree\n\nNow when December days drag out to the year\u2019s end\nThrough a tunnel with hardly a blink of light\nOne day unexpectedly leaps into flames.\nWe see the radiance for a moment through child eyes,\nAnd know that all could be different because He came\nTo Bethlehem those weary centuries ago.\nThe Christmas tree shivers in a trance of light\nFor a moment we recapture a lost delight\nAnd think that if things are not for the best\nPerhaps they are not all for the worst;\nThat the game is worth these lighted candles,\nThat if our feet still refuse to dance\nAcross the pavements of a sodden world\nWith luck - and grace - we may get another chance.\n","Type":"Text"}}]