Baby Jesus came to earth
Miracle of his mother’s birth
Beside the water Mary walks
While seabirds cry for liberty.
A young boy gazes at a crystal ball
Where patterns change shape
Kaleidoscopically.
Rioting crowds throw stones
At vehicles driving on the Sabbath day.
The frocks and vestments of priests and ministers
Gain glittering rainbows in a small laundrette
Operated by fairy witches.
Twinkle star, sparkle time
Candles burn a festive rhyme
Today’s the day – it’s Nature’s day
And the old ways die
And robins fly
On Christmas day in the morning.