Tuesday, December 23, 2014


CHRISTMAS CRÈCHE

Poem for Today - December 23, 2014



GETTING INTO THE STABLE

Trying to get
the feel
of the first
Christmas
I finger
the crèche
figures

I attempt
to put myself
alongside
a shepherd
and his lamb
or by the cow
whose manger
has been commandeered
as a temporary
cradle

I would never
have consented
to such
inconvenience
In so
unimpressive
a setting
with such poor
accommodations

I wonder
why Mary
is satisfied
to let God
take over

I wonder
why Joseph
accepts
the unacceptable
with such good grace.


© Thomas John Carlisle

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