The Chromatic Christmas Conundrum
In antediluvian times, so pluviophilian
Red and gold adorned the grandiloquent pavilion.
With circumlocution's mellifluous elocution
Yellow frankincense sparked a yuletide revolution.
Colors of Christmas idiosyncratic and bright
Symptomatic of joy a quintessential sight!
Black's defenestration led to white's sequestration
Blue myrrh, an epiphenomenon of celestial creation.
The floccinaucinihilipilification of green
An obfuscation of nature's loquacious sheen!
Colors of Christmas idiosyncratic and bright
Symptomatic of joy
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Categories:
frankincense, beautiful, christmas, color, december,
Form: Lyric
Manger Story
The Wisemen were summoned to Herod’s palace, a night so fine.
He wanted to know when the star in the east rose, so sublime.
They hemmed and hawed for a while, for they figured out why
He was so keen on learning of the prophetic star in the sky.
Many children up to age two, were slaughtered, due
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Categories:
frankincense, christian,
Form: Rhyme
Flowers of Frankincense
Laying out
the body
and
them
they have released
polite glances
promising touches
and words for lean against
neither polyvinyl chloride windows
couldn't prevent
stupidity
from entrance
you are forcing your exhausted tears
on
kneeling over the cheeks
screenplays remain consistent
only the pawns alternate
it is noon...
... even Satan needs God to survive
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Categories:
frankincense, absence, betrayal, christian, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh
I have no gold, frankincense or myrrh
To offer the King of Kings
He has no use for the treasures that were
No need for material things
So what if the Savior was born today?
What gift are you willing to give?
The One who would take your sins away
For the chance that you might live
Would you speak of Him in
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Categories:
frankincense, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Frankincense
frankincense and mirth...
Savior’s immaculate birth
paid for sins on Earth
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Categories:
frankincense, religion
Form: Senryu