Advent to Candlemas (Vol. 2)

King

  1. A drop of blood on the marbled snow
    A baby's hand caught on a thorn:
    He cries until His meet those loving eyes;
    His mother laughs to see what she has borne.
  2. A trail of blood on the marble snow:
    A monarch reigns in a court of thorn;
    He cries until His meet their cruel eyes
    His courtiers laugh to see what they have torn.
  3. A rose's blood on the risen grass
    A monarch reigns in a palace tomb:
    He smiles when His meet the women's eyes;
    His angels worship in the fading gloom.