Milo Yield: Laugh Tracks in the Dust 12-24-12
I penned this poem for Christmas, 1994. It was published back then, but I thought it was time to dust the poem off again for a well-deserved rerun.
A Good Shepherd’s Christmas
Down on the farm,
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the Christmas Season
gives a calloused shepherd
the perfect reason.
To silently show a caring, reflective side,
that he usually goes to pains to hide.
When he goes to the barn
on Christmas morn,
he finds a Lamb there freshly born.
The ewe is a special one he sees
as he drops to check her on his knees.
Her ear-tag proves she’s
“Joseph’s Mary,”
a registered ewe from
the High Plains prairie.
He’s a bit surprised
by this new Lamb,
’cause he didn’t think
Mary’d been with the ram.
The circumstances puts his
mind to work
and he sees a connection
to that special birth.
That occurred in a humble barn
far away,
that gave us the true meaning of
Christmas Day.
So, he gives the ewe
some extra feed,
and cares for her every
want and need.
He turns the heat lamp
on full high
— to assure this Newborn
will survive.
As the Lamb lustily
takes its first suck,
he discovers with pride
that it’s a buck.
It’s robust and strong,
well-filled-out, too,
for a newborn Lamb
from so young a ewe.
He marvels as the ewe
gives it careful nurture,
and he thinks about this
new Lamb’s future.
He knows it’s bloodline is
common at best.
But he suspects it will stand out
above the rest.
Of the lambs that’ll be
born into his flock,
so he decides to name it
“Mary’s Rock.”
“The qualities of this Special Lamb
can do a lot for both Sheep and Man.”
“I’ll share his genes
from coast to coast.
That’s how I can improve
God’s Sheep the most.”
So, he returns to the house,
his heart in song.
And his wife asks him,
“What took so long?”
“Nuthin’ special,” he says
as he hangs up his coat.
But I’m sure ready for
that hot bowl of oats.”
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From ol’ Milo and Nevah Yield, here’s the best of Holiday Greetings to you and yours. May your holiday season and New Year be filled with happiness, peace of mind, prosperity and good weather.
Those are my words of wisdom for this week. Have a good ’un. ❖
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