'An angel never wriggles, sulks or talks, '
The small boys' harassed teacher told her class;
Then marked out on the floor with coloured chalks
Where each of them should stand. 'Nor does he pass
His hamster round, ' she added testily.
The kings and shepherds waited, smug and proud;
How each rebellious angel yearned to be
A king, or at the least to have a cloud
To sit upon. The shepherds had their sheep;
The kings had cardboard crowns and gifts to bring;
And even Joseph had his wife to keep
Him occupied and stop him fidgeting.
That angels never moved or spoke, they knew;
But what, they puzzled, did real angels do?
' 'An angel never wriggles, sulks or talks, ' / The small boys' harassed teacher told her class; / Then marked out on the floor with coloured chalks / Where each of them should stand. 'Nor does he pass...' lovely lyrics with rhythm to go with the rhyming.
Even the attractive title grabs the attention in this delightful piece. First class writing Mary.
Superb, Mary - been there, seen it... love the detail of the hamster! ! ! Many thanks, WBB
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I would like to translate this poem
sit upon. The shepherds had their sheep; The kings had cardboard crowns and gifts to bring; And even Joseph had his wife to keep Him occupied and stop him fidgeting. the really to remm on our mind to sunken old story of litttle star of christ, it may bring into a verse or curse