The Sons of the East
They knew from Arabia's Golden past,
From fragments and scrolls that they had amassed,
That a sign, that a star would soon appear
And testify that a king is here.
"Let us gather gold, frankincense, and myrrh,
And travel west to where the Ancients were.
This star, whose refulgent light is divine,
Will guide our way as the sacred sign."
Providence led them past a vassal crown,
Then down into Bethlehem's humble town,
'Til alighting softly the star had paused
Over the place where the child was.
In worship they bowed and rendered him praise,
Seeing in the boy the Ancient of Days—
The Lord from Eternity here on earth,
Conceived, as it were, by divine birth.
And so, they laid eyes on the king they sought,
And leaving with him the treasures they brought,
They left for the east by a path unknown—
Each praising God for what they were shown.
About this poem
This poem is my humble attempt to depict the story of the ‘wise men from the east’ who, following a divine sign, visited the young boy Jesus in Bethlehem of Judea (as told in the Gospel of Matthew 2:1–12).
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Submitted by Vixility on December 19, 2022
Modified on March 08, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXX BBCC DDXX EEFF GGHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 950 |
Words | 186 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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