A time for giving

Christmas is fast approaching and I'm starting to get quite excited. It's sad to think that for some people Christmas isn't such a happy time. That's why instead of buying expensive Christmas cards for my family I'm going to give some money to provide a meal for someone less fortunate than me ... small things really do make a difference!


"I dreamed I dwelled in a homeless place
Where I was lost alone
Folk looked right through me into space
And passed with eyes of stone

O homeless hand on many a street
Accept this change from me
A friendly smile or word is sweet
As fearless charity

Woe workingman who hears the cry
And cannot spare a dime
Nor look into a homeless eye
Afraid to give the time

So rich or poor no gold to talk
A smile on your face
The homeless ones where you may walk
Receive amazing grace

I dreamed I dwelled in a homeless place
Where I was lost alone
Folk looked right through me into space
And passed with eyes of stone"

(Allen Ginsberg - New Stanzas for Amazing Grace)