Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE VIGIL OF JOSEPH, by ELSA BARKER Poet's Biography First Line: After the wise men went, and the strange star Last Line: "it lovesand servesand cannot understand!" Subject(s): Christmas; Joseph, Saint (1st Century B.c.-a.d.); Nativity, The | ||||||||
AFTER the Wise Men went, and the strange star Had faded out, Joseph the father sat Watching the sleeping Mother and the Babe, And thinking stern, sweet thoughts the long night through. "Ah, what am I, that God has chosen me To bear this blesséd burden, to endure Daily the presence of this loveliness, To guide this Glory that shall guide the world? "Brawny these arms to win Him bread, and broad This bosom to sustain Her. But my heart Quivers in lonely pain before that Beauty It lovesand servesand cannot understand!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DIFFERENT VIEWS; A CHRISMAS DUET by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY AN UNMERRY CHRISTMAS by AMBROSE BIERCE CHRISTMAS IN CHINATOWN by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ISAIAH'S COAL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL A PRAYER FOR LOVE by ELSA BARKER |
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