Children's Corner; Christmas Poetry

The Greatest Birthday

'Glory to God in the highest

And on earth peace good will toward men'

Born unto a virgin was God's only begotten Son

Emmanuel (God with us) is the title of The One

Mary's father was of Judah, the linage of a king

Mary's mother was a Levite, from Aaron's priestly string

The world beheld a brilliant star a shining in the east

The sign of Christ, The King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and High Priest

'Glory to God in the highest

And on earth peace good will toward men'

Shepherds in the field keeping watch over their flock at night

The angel of the Lord appeared and gave them such a fright

'Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy'

For unto you is born this day, a Saviour, Christ the Roi

The Babe is wrapped in swaddling clothes, a lying in the hay

Heavenly host gave praise to God on the greatest birthday

'Glory to God in the highest

And on earth peace good will toward men'

(Luke 1: 5-36,2: 6-14,3: 23-38) 

Children's Corner

For my brother, on his birthday,
I was generous and kind.
As his sister, I was glad to get
the best things I could find.

I was sure he'd want a tutu
and a purple mini-skirt,
with some ballerina slippers
and a sequin-covered shirt.

I expected he'd want lots of dolls.
I knew he'd need a bike,
so I picked a pink and sparkly one
I figured he would like.

I selected a tiara
like a princess ought to wear,
plus a bunch of bows and ribbons
and some scrunchies for his hair.

I'm aware I'm much too generous
with presents but, you see,
he deserves it. On my birthday
he bought baseball cards for me.

--Kenn Nesbitt