Poem #20 Come See the Shepherds
Come See the Shepherds
Come, see the shepherds at peace in the field
Come, see the sheep grazing silently.
Come, see the angel proclaiming the news
Come, see the heavenly hosts praising mightily.
Fear not,
Be not afraid,
Good news
I bring to you.
This day in Bethlehem town
A Babe who is Jesus
The Saviour is born.
Come, see the baby asleep in the hay,
Come, see the birthplace so drear.
Come, see the worshipping shepherds,
Come, see the Lord – He is here.
Fear not,
Be not afraid,
Good news
I bring to you.
This day in Bethlehem town
A Babe who is Jesus
The Saviour is born.
Come, see the Man on the Cross on the hill,
Come, see the empty tomb.
Come, see the Saviour who died for our sin,
Come, see the Lord who’s returning quite soon.
Fear not,
Be not afraid,
Good news
I bring to you.
This day in Bethlehem town
A Babe who is Jesus
The Saviour is born.
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Copyright 2006 Trevor W. Hampel
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Haiku #27 Nativity
A lamb and a donkey
Watch over the sleeping babe
In that crude manger.
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Poem #19 Come See the Babe
Come See the Babe
Come, see the babe
Who was born to be King,
Come, see the Saviour
Whose praises we sing.
Come, see the light
Of His glory revealed,
Come, praise the Lord,
Our salvation He sealed.
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Copyright 2006 Trevor W. Hampel
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Poem #2
Mallee Scrub
The quiet stillness
Is gently disturbed
By the soft thornbill’s song.
We stop and listen.
We wander aimlessly,
Watching out for orchids,
Correas and sundews.
We admire the soft pink
Of the spidery
Flowering grevilleas.
We stare in awe
At the bright
Golden banksia
As it leaps skyward,
Outlined dazzlingly
Against the winter’s
Azure sky,
On fire in the setting sunlight.
We freeze.
We dare not move.
Barely twenty paces ahead
A malleefowl scratches the earth,
Searching for seeds and beetles.
We blink.
The bird departs,
Lost in the shadows
With its cryptic camouflage.
A day to remember.
A day of awe and wonder
Admiring His Creation.
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Copyright 2006 Trevor W. Hampel.
First published in Compedium magazine, 1996.
My Latest Publication
I received a magazine in the mail this morning. It was the current (April 2006) issue of Compendium, a literary magazine I’ve subscribed to for many years. It is the newsletter of the Australian Christian Writers’ Fellowship which was founded in 1971. It includes letters, stories, poems and articles written by members. From time to time it includes writing hints and ideas as well as articles about writing. Sometimes there are details of writing competitions.
Poem
Over the years I have had a few poems and articles included in Compendium. This issue included my poem ‘A Handful of Sunshine’. This poem was written a few years ago when my wife was in hospital recovering from surgery.