The Melting

it seemed

as if the heavy
weight of her weariness

melted into
the straw

as her
exhausted body

surrendered
itself

to the
makeshift bed

that Joseph
had fashioned

it was done

the child
was born

the promised
one

was here

and a river

of unimaginable

relief and
joy

washed over
her and through her

like an
all-consuming tidal wave

he was
safely come

she knew not

what the
future held

but God had
come good

she knew she
could trust

her Adonai

she had
surrendered her body

to his
purposes

and he

had
delivered on his promise

and through
the swirling mist of emotion

and a
million unanswerable questions

through the
discomfort

and after
pains

of
childbirth

in the total
unknowing

of what came
next

the whole
weight of her tired body

settled into
the straw

and utter
joy

flooded her
senses

God had come
good

let it be to
me

she thought

according to
your Word

.

ChristmasJesusMaryPoetry
December 16th, 2017

Pat Marsh

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