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Was swaddled laid in a creche — A manger to hold His flesh
First Christmas — Body of Christ incarnate
Thereby where animals ate — The future ours to await
Heralding the Catholic Mass — Body of Christ incarnate
A trough for the world to see — By and by would be a tree
The passion of Christ — Body of Christ incarnate
Eat My Flesh; His Voice did say — A priest during Mass now pray
Manifested reality — Body of Christ Incarnate
He gives His Body, Blood, all — His Will for us, hear His call
His offering of food, for the soul — Body of Christ incarnate
I Believe, BECAUSE - 
Very descriptive.
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Spot on! Nicely written, too.
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Thank you both, I did a lot of meditating on this one, actually when I was praying my rosary, the Nativity of Jesus, decade; the inspiration idea came to me.
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You captured the liturgy neatly in your couplets – the words have weight as well as expressing the Passion. I think this poetic form feels somewhat like a cross between a litany and a novena. You must have felt that too. The rosary meditation would have played in there of course. It’s a rich poem that meets the qualifications. Well done.
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A meaningful theme for the ghazal. The refrain works well, a prayer if you would call it that.
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Well done! I like the way you have told the story from beginning to end!
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Thank you so much, when I composed it, I wondered if it would be understood because often I have difficulty reading other poetry and trying to figure out what they were trying to say.
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It helps to have a religious Christian background!
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I think the form fits the topic very well.. the way you capture the story and let it resonate with the repetition works really well
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Thanks for sharing the information with us.
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