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Poetry: There was a manger

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They say there was a manger
where hay was spread,
they say there was a Mary
from whose womb she shed
The Son.

 

Where is this manger now?
The hay's still spread.
The world awaits
the wine, the bread.

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Grayce Scholt is a retired English professor from Mott College who wrote art reviews for the Flint Journal. Her book of poetry, Bang! Go All the Porch Swings is available online from Amazon and from Pages Bookstore in downtown Flint. A personal narrative of the poet's life in Europe in the early 1950's, Vienna, Only You, is available from the author at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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