🗡Sword🗡steemCreated with Sketch.

in #poetry8 years ago (edited)

** Merry Christmas to All! **


Simeon had a chilling prophecy for Mary.

He had waited all his life to see Messiah born, and now holds the baby in his arms. After speaking words of praise, he also utters some dark sayings.

This Christmas Haiku bespeaks coming gloom...

Many will rise and fall...

Many will rise and fall...
Photo courtesy of Jace Grandinetti and http://unsplash.com


NOTE: This is one in a series; you can find the complete series of Christmas haiku here:
The Christmas Story in Ten Haiku

🕎🕯This Christmas Haiku is from Luke 2:33-35🕯🕎



Many to rise, fall...
A mother's heart is pierced;
ominous future.



Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword

Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword
Photo courtesy of Ricardo Cruz and http://unsplash.com


Please visit @lakshmi and @ericvancewalton who provided me with that "extra push" to write haiku.


For a topical index to many of my other interesting articles, click the animated GIF below:


Did you enjoy this post?

Follow me, I'm creatr


@creatr

Coin Marketplace

STEEM 0.21
TRX 0.13
JST 0.030
BTC 68152.98
ETH 3536.22
USDT 1.00
SBD 2.86