Christopher Grieves Poet Rhyme

Donkey

Donkey 

Pin back your ears
Settle down for the ride
And you'll find a warm feeling
Somewhere way deep inside.. 

Here is a story
That has often been told
It's full of excitement 
and never gets old 

It starts with a journey
You've heard it before..
There's Joseph, Mary and baby
And donkey makes four.

They travelled from far
To Bethlehem's Inn
Where a bed for the night..
..well it wasn't a thing 

So the Inn Keeper showed them
A place round the side
With a shed and some straw
And a manger to hide 

And here at the stable
As all gather around
The new baby gurgled
a heavenly sound 

And the star of the show?
Not the one high above
It's this baby right here
The one swaddled in love 

So here is the thing
As our story unfolds..
The star in the sky 
Sends a message so bold... 

Like a beacon to signal
To nations and races
That this King has been born 
To put smiles on our faces

"I'm here for this child
so all people can see
There's a star up in heaven
So much brighter than me."

So to ears that can hear
And to eyes that can see..
A message of joy
Tells of all that can be..

But one creature here
Knowing more than the rest..
Having carried the baby
Having passed every test 

Knowingly munches
By the crib filled with hay
That this baby will save us
From bad things one day 

He knows that this child.. 
Is far more than enough.
The reason we celebrate 
All this Christmassy stuff 

The greatest of gifts
With the lowliest start
For the baby is coming
To reclaim your heart 

So pin back your ears
Settle down for the ride
And try not to deny
That warm feeling inside.. 


@jinjagoliath
December 18th 2021 

@jenna.mckell.creates
Image: With the Animals

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