Bethlehem Baby

While shepherds watched their flocks so white All contemplating dusk, Their ’phones received some breaking news All thanks to Elon Musk. His Tweet announced a virgin birth In a stable by an inn, They danced around the windswept heath To a flute and violin. In Bethlehem was born a child A-sleeping in a crib, They scrolled the Twitter crowd’s response And thought it rather glib. The innkeeper was quite concerned That crowds would congregate, Quick-thinking Joseph found some wood And made an extra gate. A star was shining overhead That none had seen before, No pundit was prepared to talk - Not even Patrick Moore. The stationers caught unawares - They hadn’t got a clue; A strong demand for calendars For ADs One and Two. The cattle started lowing - As only livestock can - The news spread fast across the plains To every working man. The shepherds all were gobsmacked as Emotions ran so deep, The spectacle of three wise men Sure beats watching sheep. A cub reporter scrambled As the iPhone users scrolled, Instructed to get pictures of Some frankincense or gold. The wondrous child lay fast asleep In swaddling clothes and fur, A shawl fell from His mother’s back As she spied the gift of myrrh. When wise men booked rooms overnight The licensee did smile, But camels tethered in his yard Left a substantial pile. The faith that followed Jesus’ birth Did prosper and endure, But spare a thought for stable lads Recycling that manure.