Thamsanqa Job Mzamo

Far deep into the silent, starry night
A baby boy so small and cute is born,
In a stable with a manger dark and cold;
With gifts freely given of silver and gold
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'I, Chemosh, and my idol comrades:
Baal of the Edomites, Moloch and
Milchom of the Ammorites,
Ashtharot of the Sidonians,
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Gold is a marvel
To behold, But 'tis cold to
The touch; love it not!
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An odd couple we have here:
Yes, a very strange twosome,
Strangest still are their names:
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What a good laugh
We had of it! ...
When feathers are used
For boxing gloves
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I see a lonely figure,
Perch'd on a bike,
Cycling down the streets-
In his front carrier, ears peak'd,
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We Tuned in our voices, and then we sang
Songs of joy, of true love and sheer bliss,
Instruments ready, attuned, play'd a clang:
As lovers we would caress and then kiss,
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Brothers in arms, side by side, juxtaposed,
They are but one! Affect the senses, heart
And mind; projected by the unyielding,
Attentive servants, the eyes! Everywhere
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