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DAY FOUR, of this ELEVENTH celebration of the 12 Days of Christmas, here at Lunch Break, with 'Mary Did You Know' as our carol of choice.




All poems remain the copyright of individual writers

the gift
of supreme love...
in a manger
© Willie Bongcaron


chewing her cud -
she views this baby destined
to spittle and healing
© gillena cox



the best gift of
soft cradle
sheep around baby
© Mamta Duseja



goats in the stable
nourished young mother Mary
she nursed babe Jesus
© Janice Garey


these twelve days she knows
would cost thirty nine thousand...
dollars inflated
© Pat Geyer


a baby born
lying in a trough
yet... star-shine
and angels voices
© Linda Lee L


Christmas day—
sheep make room in the manger
for baby Jesus
© Michael H. Lester


the border wall—
the entrusted treasure
rests in a trough
© Ernesto Santiago



Pink in blossoming,
soon buds will come beautiful
Mary birthing Jesus.
© Sanaa Rizvi


THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING - DAY FOUR
MUCH LOVE
gillena




Creche at West Mall West, Westmoorings, Trinidad [ photo by gillena cox 2018]

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