Mary by Joni Caggiano

Image property of Francisco Bravo Cabrera, All Rights Reserved, ©️2017

Mary

Mary, did you sense the breath of the angel Gabriel, dutiful, sent to bestow
A message from God, entrenches you, an angst-ridden sense of woe
Mary, do not be afraid, for I bring great news you must know

Mary, God finds favor in you, your womb will blossom with a son to carry
A virgin graced, engaged, how will I explain myself, can I still marry
Mary, you will deliver a son, call him Jesus, obedient even if wary

Mary carries the Son of God, Joseph aware by dreams, virgin clings by his side
Nazareth to Bethlehem, Caesar orders census ninety miles, to ride
Joseph must pay more taxes, for with him, rode his bride

Mary, did you pack food, stores of sardines, figs, dates, almonds, and bread
Five-day journey, frozen to the bone, yet to share their wedding bed
Could you feel the baby move, drained, family yet to be fed

Mary, did olive branches tear your purple robe, touching supple, teenage skin
Were you unsettled, giving birth to a child that would never sin
Feeling sanguine, until told there wasn’t room at any inn

Mary, how tired you must have been, looking at that child, giving notes to sigh
In a trough, Joseph put fresh hay for the newborn Savior of the world nearby

Mary, angels found shepherds in the fields nearby and told them of Christ’s birth
God chose humble men to see the Savior and spread the joyful word first
They left to give honor and blessings to the Savior of the Earth

Magi knew the King of the Jews would be there, for they had traveled far
In the east, there would be a dazzling sign that the Savior was born, a star

Mary, King Herod did proclaim a desire to worship Jesus, part of a wicked scheme
Joseph took Mary and Jesus to Egypt, for an angel forewarned him in a dream
Four years later family returns to Nazareth, with Christ our Lord Supreme

Editor’s Note:

A blessed Christmas to all our dear HM readers, followers, subscribers, poets and authors.

I leave y’all with the song «Mary, Did You Know?»

Author’s Bio

Joni Karen Caggiano

·Coautor, bestseller número uno de Amazon, Hidden In Childhood, una antología de poesía

·Coautor, bestseller número uno en Amazon, Heridas que curé: la poesía de mujeres fuertes

·Publicación poética del mes, noviembre de 2022, Spillwords Press

·Coganador, Socialité del año, 2023, Spillwords Press

·Colaborador mensual, 2022/2023, MasticadoresIndia

·Colaborador mensual, 2022/2023, MasticadoresUSA

·Lista completa de publicaciones, the-inner-child.com/publications

·Sitio web: the-inner-child.com

·Instagram: @jonicaggiano , Twitter: @elniñointerior1

Artist’s Bio

Francisco Bravo Cabrera is an artist and poet whose work hangs in private collections in America, Europe and Asia. He has exhibited in New York, Miami, Istanbul, València, Zaragoza, Barcelona as well as in Dublin and Mallorca. He also received the Spillwords Publication of the Year 2023 (International) for his poem “A Mía naranjas verdes” and his poem “Shadows of New York” was selected publication of the month by Spillwords Press New York as well. He holds a degree from Florida International University, Miami, Florida and currently resides in Valencia, Spain.