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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE THREE WISE MEN, by JOHN HUSTON FINLEY First Line: I came from tigris' sandy plain Last Line: Where christ himself could find no home. Subject(s): Christmas; Jesus Christ; Magi; Nativity, The | |||
The First I came from Tigris' sandy plain Where I beheld the wondrous star, With my slow-creeping camel train I nightly followed it afar. The Second I came from Persia's table-land That lies beyond the Syrian dawn; A candle in an angel's hand It seemed, before the stars had gone. The Third And I, 'mid mountains heav'nward piled, I saw the star that led them west; I, too, with them would seek the Child. I, too, would make the Holy Quest. The Three We asked in great Jerusalem, But none could tell us of his birth, And then to little Bethlehem We camethe least of all the earth. There came we to our journey's goal; No farther had we need to roam; There was a home for every soul Where Christ himself could find no home. | 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 CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER by JOHN HUSTON FINLEY |
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