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A lowly donkey is my subject for this Christmas Haiku.

Donkeys; sometimes stubborn; sometimes helpful; sometimes sweet. Do you recall the donkey who saved Balaam from death by angel's sword?

We know that it was a donkey who carried the LORD in triumphal procession into Jerusalem. Tradition has it that, much earlier, a donkey also bore Mary and her unborn child along the way to Bethlehem.

A Lowly Donkey

A Lowly Donkey
Photo courtesy of Laura Gariglio and http://unsplash.com


You can find the complete series of Christmas haiku here:
The Christmas Story in Ten Haiku

Next in a series of Christmas Haiku:



Who rests on my back?
I must place each hoof with care,
she's heavy with child.



The Long Road to Bethlehem

The Long Road to Bethlehem
Photo courtesy of Rob Bye and http://unsplash.com


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a haiku is an ideal form for isolating one precious moment :)

Thank you for reading and for your astute observations. :)

Thanks for letting me know!

Lovely :-) Merry Christmas !

Ah, so glad you stopped by!

May you also have a joyful and blessed Christmas!

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