Noel

Born a star
on evening’s hearth
We watched it rise into the dark
Born a fool
I stumbled aft'
We watched your path, we guarded fast
Foot followed foot
breath after breath
We marked the time, we lay ahead
Then hunger gnawed
and deserts swam
You did not prepare, lost lamb
As I slowed
the star did fade
Your curses heard, we did not forsake you
As my body joined the ground
I saw you gathered all around
I asked you why you let me fail
to see what lay beneath that starry tail
Before we could say but a word
your spirit rose above the earth
You did not think to look back down
after glimpsing what glory abounds
the universe