IN BETHLEHEM

in Bethlehem on a 
  very cold and dark night
a special expectation
the world 
had been waiting 
for
came to pass
 and the world 
   was forever
      changed
in Bethlehem on that 
 very cold and dark night

in Bethlehem
there was no room
  for the couple
      to spend the night
so they went
to a place
   where animals slept
and a baby was born
his mother smiling 
       at him
    through joyful tears
in Bethlehem on that 
 very cold and dark night

in Bethlehem
the baby cried
      in the freezing chill
so mules 
  and cows
      and sheep
with tepid breaths 
  warmed the babe
made the barn a cozy space
a place of comfort
   where he could nestle
safe
in Bethlehem on that 
 very cold and dark night

In Bethlehem 
the hills were cold
  still in the sky 
were shining lights
     from little stars 
        and a big one shepherds 
while watching sheep
heard singing oh so glorious
angels choruses
    telling them to find
      the little one 
in Bethlehem on that 
 very cold and dark night

in Bethlehem
they spied the cowshed
   and searched out
        the little one
sleeping in his mother’s arms
cozy
   warm
       protected
Emmanuel God with us
  come 
     to show
glory and love 
    abundant compassion
  such as
     mankind had never 
       comprehended
         never grasped 
he would lead them 
      to their forever place
from Bethlehem
       on that 
   very cold and dark night

Written by
©Corinne Mustafa
December, 2012