This poem expresses Christmas wishes and love for a significant other. It references the love of Christ that redeems all people and moves the speaker's spirit, while also celebrating the passionate love shared between the speaker and their partner that draws them together and joins with the greater unseen love. The poem connects the religious celebration of Christmas with expressions of intimate human love.

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9. Merry Christmas To The One I
Love
Merry Christmas to the one I love,
Even on this day of love for all,
Remembering the love of one whose call
Redeemed all those whose hearts his love
might move.
Yet only one love does my spirit prove,
Chosen in a passion like a squall,
Having in such ecstasy withal
Rejoiced in what we were created of.
In such love do we find our way outdoors,
So to be drawn to love of flesh and soul,
Traveling beyond our village green,
Moving towards the wash along our shores
As our love joins the greater love unseen,
Shining with dark passion on the whole.