Haiku for Yusuf

By Abu Faris | Published: December 23, 2009

It being nearly Christmas (in the Western Church) and not so nearly Christmas (for the Orthodox Faithful), I thought I would share this haiku sent to me by my poetry-obsessed mother:

O Joseph! Your love
For a pregnant girl has brought
Wise men to their knees.

Laurence Smith

Coptic Icon of the Holy Family

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3 Comments

Hassan

Posted December 24, 2009 at 1:11 PM | Permalink

I always find myself counting the number of syllables on each line, just to make sure…
Corrector

Posted December 24, 2009 at 1:12 PM | Permalink

Don’t you mean “brought” wise men to their knees?

I’m sure Joseph didn’t pay the wise men, did he?
Abu Faris

Posted December 24, 2009 at 1:44 PM | Permalink

Ha! Well spotted, Corrector; and corrected!

Thanks.