Kindle the taper like the steadfast star
Ablaze on evening’s forehead o’er the earth,
And add each night a lustre till afar
An eightfold splendor shine above thy hearth.
~Emma Lazarus, “The Feast of Lights”
Pick at least three of the following words, and build a piece of writing around them. The form is up to you: poem, scene, flash-fic, essay, or general blog entry.
ablaze, earth, forehead, kindle, night, steadfast, star, taper
Was Jesus Born on Christmas Eve
The star in the East
As my Granny used to say
Will lead to the baby
Asleep in the hay
Though steadfast and true
This story is alive
Through the magical month
Of the Christmas hour
He was sent to earth
To save us all
Tiny and pink
And swaddled in clothes
Supposedly on a cold winter's night
But was it really Christmas Eve
When the babe was born
Or springtime when the dogwoods bloom
The story's been told
All of my life
But my aging heart wonders
Is this really right
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