A Babe is Born (Wednesday 27 Jan 2021, 7.34 pm)



the miracle of spring
is stirring in the branches
rustling in the bushes
and trembling in the air
which is why the small birds
have been so restless
restless in the undergrowth
all night long
sensing that spring is near

it is a full moon a wolf moon
the first of the new year
and after four sleepless
days and nights of pain
praise be to the Lord of Creation
the Sender of Signs
the sweetest small babe has been born
and by dawn the old blackbird
has learnt a new song

About this poem

This poem describes how I felt when my grand-daughter was born 14 months ago.

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Written on January 27, 2021

Submitted by R.Boase on March 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Characters 469
Words 93
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 9, 9

Roger Boase

I am an academic and amateur poet with research interests in 15th-century Spanish poetry and literature and in the Muslims of Spain. more…

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