Poiema’s Reviews > POEMS OF CHRISTMAS > Status Update

My annual rereading of Chesterton's Christmas poems led me to this little compilation. The editor happens to be from Omaha, which made me feel an additional connection :) There are some gems in here. How about these lines, quite a contrast to the "no crying He makes" idea set forth in AWAY IN A MANGER: "The holy child*is tired* of crying for his rest*on earth" ~Lope de Vega