Saturday, December 16, 2017

Tired of Waiting: A Poem for Christmas



Tired of Waiting
A Poem for Christmas

To a world tried of waiting
came light from a
distant star

Unnoticed at first for
the darkness was so
vast and deep

Prophet’s cries were muted
until a surprise
voice was heard in a wilderness

Laws and covenants seemed
but burdens to bear-
dry rules to observe

The waiting had created
hopelessness that
nothing would come

But God was also tired
of waiting though
the star’s light took time

So one night the waiting
was over and stargazers
took a chance

Shepherds who understood
waiting thought they
heard stars singing

A young girl’s waiting
ended next to
a waiting manger

Now God wonders if
you will wait
or become busy again
  


The star-child raises
his eyes and arms
to you to see
if you are waiting

Grow not tired of waiting-
It is there the
Word comes

Emmanuel- God with
us in
the waiting

Jody Seymour
Christmas 2017


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