From a distance, the bell tinkled,
In the blink of an eye, it chimed.
Shepherds heard the distant ring,
Stars gazed at the wonder from yonder.
Wandering, yet the bell’s tintinnabulation persisted,
Guided by a leading star, their movement perplexed,
Ding dong echoed louder, the sky grew crowded,
Heavenly spectators joined the cosmic audience.
Perhaps the King’s town crier or a Knight’s war flyer,
Lips grew dry, stars emerged as their driver.
Still, the bell jangled persistently,
Not from a royal palace or a goldminer’s abode.
A mystery unfolded as they searched further,
Growing louder, emanating from an unexpected place.
Oh no! It came from a humble manger,
Where they found a baby, a boy, wrapped in bands.
Kneeling in awe as angels and sheep harmonized,
A lone child, innocent and smiling, communing with the sky.
The bell jingled again, signaling a time to mingle,
For the married and single, old and young, in palaces or dunghills.
Dance to the ting-a-ling rhythm,
As the divine night unfolds, our Savior is born!
MERRY CHRISTMAS, DARLINGS 🌟
© Ifedolapo Ogunniyi
Ifedolapo Ogunniyi 