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A Night of Long Ago

Donka Kristeva

Not in a noisy inn, but in a quiet stable
was a Baby born,
not in a royal court but in stillness of thought
is truth welcomed in.

The shepherds saw the vision,
humility beheld the sign,
the herald of a birth,
foretold by prophets long ago,
God's promise-- love fulfilled.

A star, afar and lone traverses  night,
on earth, Heaven's glory comes to sight.
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Submitted by donka_k on November 27, 2019

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XXXX XXXXX AA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 342
Words 65
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 5, 2
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