THE LORD'S POET

White is more than just
The color of Christmas snow
As it falls upon the world.
White was the color
Of the swaddling clothes
In which Mary wrapped the Babe
That first Christmas Day.
White was the color
Of flapping wings
As angels sang that night.
White was the color
Of sheep on a hill
When shepherds heard the song.
And white is the color
Of a heart washed by the blood
Of the Babe born that night.