I Saw An Angel
By DEREK BECHER
I saw an angel on the sill,
The dawn of Christmas Day;
It gazed upon my little crèche
And pressed its hands to pray…
Her whispered words were weaving
Into frost upon the pane;
It printed pretty lyrics
That the seraph would proclaim.
And then she strummed a little harp,
So smoothly, gently, there;
And then I heard her softly sing
This lovely little prayer:
“Little baby in the crib
I’ll guard you ever so;
Baby Jesus, I’m with you
Wherever you will go.”
She smiled so serenely, then,
Her face a lovely sight,
And fluttered to the heavens
In the Christmas morning light.
I saw an angel on the sill,
One blessed Christmas morn;
She sang a little Christmas prayer
When Christ our Lord was born.
(© December 2011)