Bethlehem (Original Poem)

Joseph journeys with Mary to Bethlehem and describes his experiences during the birth of the baby Jesus. The poem ends with the Flight to Egypt. A Tsaddiq is a righteous person. "House of Bread" is a literal translation of the name Bethlehem, and "guest-room" is a literal translation of the Greek word usually translated "inn" in Luke 2:7; Palestinian homes of the time were caves cut out of the rock with two rooms: the "family-room" where the owners and their guests stayed (which had no room for Joseph and Mary), and an "outer-room" where the animals were kept and fed, hence the feed-trough or manger. It was here that Jesus was born. Birth in this setting would mean that Jesus' family was extremely poor. The swords and spears are those of the Roman army. Tacitus said "the Romans make desolation, which they call peace." The poem is similar to T. S. Eliot's "Journey of the Magi," without imitating it, or some of the poems of Ezra Pound (who would never have written anything remotely like this).

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[Tbird65]

beautiful

[Muragle]

Hard in dark places...nuff said.

[WTig3r]

lol!?