Baby Jesus Poems

1. Jesus felt the donkey’s breath
   The beast was near His head
   The warmth was good
   On such a night
   In a manger for a bed.
   
   
   
2. Many were witnesses
   That starry night
   To a very special birth
   Mary screamed
   And held on tight
   But afterward, there was mirth.
   
   
   
3. Baby Jesus smelled fresh hay
   In the manger where He lay
   He also whiffed some donkey doo
   Such was His new
   Life’s debut.
   
   
   
4. The donkey looked at the dog and lamb
   Strangers were staying in the stable
   Mary and Joseph lunched on a stump
   This stable, like most, had no table.
   
   
   
5. Night had come to Bethlehem
   The stable had gone all dark
   The Baby lying there in the trough
   Laughed at the dog’s every bark.
   
   
   
6. The Babe had come to planet earth
   To carry out a great task
   His job was not to find fault
   But to give us all some worth.
   
   
   
7. A knock on the door caused the collie to bark
   Joseph went to answer
   A new-found friend had brought food for 3
   Joseph’s grin said, “Even tea!”
   
   
   
8. A cardinal alighted where the Baby lay
   Its red plumes made the Infant smile
   Its head and eyes could not be still
   Such was its naturalistic style.
   
   
   
9. The noise of the cock’s crow woke them up
   A brand new day came bursting forth
   The hungry Infant kicked its feet
   Until the Jew gave it teat.
   
   
   
10. The tiny Baby didn’t pay any mind
    To the cow, the ass or the buzzing bee
    He was busy listening to lovely trills
    Of a songbird outside in a tree.
    
    
    
11. The Baby knew what each one needed
    First thing was a bath!
    Raindrops filled an outdoor tub
    Then Joseph stripped to scrub.
    
    
    
12. Three strange men finely dressed
    Came to offer gifts
    They were wise and from the East
    Wasn’t one a priest?
    
    
    
13. Mary didn’t thank God
    She knew just who her child was
    With its tiny fingers and wee toes
    Every day it put on shows.
    
    
    
14. The stars twinkled their very best
    The moon’s mood was good
    The sun asked to shine a bit more
    The swaddled Babe said it could.
    
    
    
15. Mary said to bearded Joseph
    The Baby needed broth
    “Go and catch some river fish,
    I’ll make a tasty dish.”
    
    
    
16. This newborn Babe wasn’t black
    Neither was He white
    His skin was sort of greenish-tan—
    A black olive light?
    
    
    
17. Joseph, with his gentle arms,
    Lifted the newborn Lad
    On down the road the wee One’s arms
    Would gently lift the dad.
    
    
    
18. A blue and yellow butterfly alighted
    On the Savior’s naked knee
    The soft tickle made Him start
    Then smile at the familiar butterfly art.
    
    
    
19. Winds and rain roared outside
    The walls of the stable shook
    The candle flame’s erratic dance
    Gave each face a ghostly look.
    
    
    
20. An angel said the name Jesus meant Savior
    He would save His people from sin
    Joseph was happy and married Mary
    With God he was guaranteed a win.
    

[ by: Randall D Barfield © 2007 Copyright (booksdavid@hotmail.com) - submitted by: Randall D Barfield ]