An epic poem for Christmas |
428 words 57 lines Some magi sat in a far away land There they viewed an incredible sight There was a star in the sky Shining brighter than any they had ever saw This amazed the magi for they knew the stars well The birth of the new star was unheard of. The magi searched for a meaning to what they saw There was nothing in their books of magic to explain it However in a an ancient text they found an answer The text spoke of a child who was to be born The child would save the world A star would accompany his birth. The magi knew they must pay homage to the child They expressed this to their king He sent them forth to search out the child Their pack animals were laden with supplies and gifts for the child. They searched for the child for many months Their journey was full of hardship and peril the star lay ever before them It continued to light their way like a beacon It beckoned them to move onward They knew the child awaited. At last the arrived in Judea Roman soldiers were everywhere The magi asked about the child The soldiers mocked them for their words Thus they went to the priests The priests trembled in fear at their word Prophecy was being fulfilled. The priests took the magi to the king The king knew the prophecy well He too supplied the magi with their needs He told them to seek out the child They were to report to him when the child was found However the king was very jealous He wished to take the child's life. The magi found the child in Bethlehem They left gifts and worshiped him there They were warned to avoid the king So they slipped out of the country another way The king was furious at this outrage He sent his men to kill every male child Crying was heard everywhere. The Chosen one escaped the slaughter He was taken to the land of Egypt There he was raised for some years Finally the wicked king was no more The child could then come home However the wicked king's son was just as evil So the child was raised in another region. The child grew and became a man He was hated by the leaders of his time He called the leaders hypocrites they were They plotted and carried out His death Through that death we all have life The sentence of death lifted from us Eternal life now is within our reach. 428 words 57 lines |