Christmas At A Distance

The Foreigner

Christmas At A distance

(In English and Klingon)

As cold as it gets on Planet Zero

Light years away from home alone

Crystal clear diamond mountains glow

Over jagged black landscapes of granite

A green sun emanates illusions of blue

No warmth in winter or light to speak of

Grows dimmer on the backdrop of space

Spacial planes seem more remote than usual

So far away from Earth on the distant eye

Frozen corners of the sky aim correctly

Though inhabitants are hard to find

To appreciate the beauty of nature

And what life hides behind the stars

Just out of grasp is Christmas

In a foreign part of space called Earth

It turns in every corner of the universe

As children listen on a distant path

The past, where time stands still on snow

Just to find Jesus at peace in a galaxy

Far away from home and gone to sleep

               (Klingon version)

      Christmas DeSDu' mach chuq

Hoch bIr law' Suq 'oH yuQ pagh
tayqeqmey'e' lutu'lu'be' away from juH nIteb
qut HuvchoH Separ HuD wew
rIn qIj landscapes granite jagged
SuD illusions emanates SuD jul
qaStaHvIS winter wov jatlh pagh warmth pagh
HoSchoH dimmer poHmey backdrop
spacial planes law' vI'Iprup Hop puS motlh
Suvmo' away from tera' mIn chuq
Qeq taD 'er'In chal correctly
pagh ngan let Samta'meH
moch appreciate
'ej De''e' Hov So' nuq
neH jIjatlh 'uch christmas
tera' pong neH nov 'ay' poHmey
qaStaHvIS 'u' Hoch 'er'In tlhe' 'oH
Hoch path chuq 'Ij puq
qa' jIH, nuqDaq Qam poH reH peD
yeSuS Samta'meH DeSDu' roj neH qIb neH
Hop Ha' vo' juH 'ej yIjaH Qong

Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2017

Author's Note

We know He had swaddling cloths, (what ever they are) but did He have proper documentation for the time period?

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

very creative and interesting perspective .. last line is a clincher says i...stimulates me noodle and a sad reality me thinks
E.
ps "proper documentation... me thinks not .. i believe the best we have done is to use events talked about in later documented accounts of His birth..personally..i think the proof of Jesus is in the pudding ;)

[Earl Schumacker]

Merry Christmas E.,
Thanks for your interest in my works.
I wanted to write something a little less ho ho ho or ho hum for Christmas. I look on the bright side. I see Jesus as a cosmic God. Remember, God occupies every corner of the universe at every moment of every day. (God can do that by virtue of being God.) His omnipotence and omnipresence is a wondrous thing. I was only kidding about the documentation. He crosses all boundaries without visas or consideration for immigration laws. Have a great holiday. Earl

[Einstein Noodle]

ahhhhhh ... yes He is in and of all things .. seen and unseen ..we strongly agree sir! :)