{"id":142469,"date":"2026-01-08T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=142469"},"modified":"2026-01-08T05:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:43:06","slug":"more-poetry-for-epiphany-joseph-brodsky-nativity-poem-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=142469","title":{"rendered":"More Poetry for Epiphany\u2013Joseph Brodsky: Nativity Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Imagine the kings, the caravans\u2019 stilted procession
As they make for the cave, or, rather, three beams closing in
And in on the star, the creaking of loads, the clink of a cowbell;
(No thronging of Heaven as yet, no peal of the bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That will ring in the end for the infant once he has earned it).
Imagine the Lord, for the first time, from darkness, and stranded
Immensely in distance, recognizing Himself in the Son
Of Man: His homelessness plain to him now in a homeless one.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>

Blessed be #Christ<\/a> the Lord, who came to be with us, to give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death.

~ Christ, rising Sun, shed your light on all people.#Vespers<\/a> #EveningPrayer<\/a> #Prayer<\/a> Weekday after #Epiphany<\/a> #ChristmasSeason<\/a> #ChristIsBorn<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wccnOIHCC2<\/a><\/p>— PrayeroftheChurch (@Neddamred) January 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>