Peace on Earth
"Peace on Earth" is a Christmas poem in which shepherds arrive at a humble stable to find the Virgin Mother cradling her newborn son. As they recount the angels' proclamation, Mary holds her child closer, feeling a surge of joy at the promise of peace on earth. When a speaker challenges why so poor a woman should rejoice merely at the end of strife — pointing to war's supposed grandeur — Mary answers with unflinching clarity, stripping away war's heroic mask to reveal a murderer who destroys fathers, husbands, and widows alike.
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