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They lowered their knees
To laud the lord
These kings
Such wise men
The magi three
Baby Jesus smiled
His mother blushed
Hushed there in a manger
He knew
The start of a new day had dawned
Animals friend his lot
dared to be silent
Observing the dear sweet child
Laid in the hay
Joseph a father
what could be farther from the thoughts
Of a simple carpenter
Than to be this man chosen by God
--gillena cox
read also 'We Lowed'
I knew not, where from they came
but from the mouths of all
The story was the same
Nazareth in Gallilee,
To Bethlehem, this town in Judaea;
They traveled...
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Gracefully gathered story and challenge...your pairs blended nicely. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that last stanza!
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Happy you dropped in Zen
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I so enjoy retellings of this night - I never grow tired of the awe of it. I find your first stanza particularly wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret
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always such an amazing part of history
ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped in Rosebud
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A wonderful way of retelling that story... can be done in so many ways.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Bjorn
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I also read "We Lowed" and you have written two beautiful poems here, Gillena. I can't pick out a favourite line or verse: they're all lovely.
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Thank you Kay
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