Sunday, January 7, 2018

Twelfth Valentine

At the twelfth hour
On the twelfth night
We knelt before the light
 
Dressed as shepherds and kings
Angels and animals
All played by us adults
 
While the children watched
Applauding when the donkey entered
Recognizably their teacher
 
Who held a hoof to her lips
To quiet them
Gesturing toward the infant
 
Whose cries were just
Waking his mother
Our new baby brother

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