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quiet
the night he claims
holy for his own sake
a gift of love he gives the world
his son
--gillena cox
written in response to the prompt at Poetry Jam "quiet"

read also 'A Night So Holy'
It was a night Holy
When the maiden with child
And the carpenter: her betrothed
Asked of the innkeeper
“Is there room for us?”
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