Rejoice: Christmas Poetry
Viewing comments for Chapter 10 "The Legend of the Stork"Christmas poems in various formats.
82 total reviews
Comment from perunest
What a wonderful,giving story - I
was not familiar with this legend.
On a related (or unrelated) side note,
having companion birds, I'm familiar
with the practice of feather-plucking
among ill or emotionally disturbed parrots.
Luckily, ours are well-adjusted and don't
have this problem.
Your poem is wonderful and humbling and
brought tears to my eyes. Powerful and well done!
Carolyn
reply by the author on 15-Dec-2009
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What a wonderful,giving story - I
was not familiar with this legend.
On a related (or unrelated) side note,
having companion birds, I'm familiar
with the practice of feather-plucking
among ill or emotionally disturbed parrots.
Luckily, ours are well-adjusted and don't
have this problem.
Your poem is wonderful and humbling and
brought tears to my eyes. Powerful and well done!
Carolyn
Comment Written 15-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 15-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Carol - I'm so glad you enjoyed this story :-) Brooke
Comment from WRITER1
This is wonderful, the stork had given all of his chest feathers to comfort Christ. This is a lovely story in a poem. Very well written.
reply by the author on 15-Dec-2009
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This is wonderful, the stork had given all of his chest feathers to comfort Christ. This is a lovely story in a poem. Very well written.
Comment Written 15-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 15-Dec-2009
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Donna, I appreciate your thoughtful review :-) Brooke
Comment from Laidy
i thought this was well written and was interesting and well thought out. i liked reading this poem and the author notes were helpful. great job exceptional job!
reply by the author on 15-Dec-2009
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i thought this was well written and was interesting and well thought out. i liked reading this poem and the author notes were helpful. great job exceptional job!
Comment Written 14-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 15-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Laidy, for this most generous review and kind comments - I really appreciate it! Brooke
Comment from joan marie
I love this series using the birth of Christ and the birds. Storks are so big and beautiful. I guess this is where the old wives tale started. joan marie
reply by the author on 15-Dec-2009
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I love this series using the birth of Christ and the birds. Storks are so big and beautiful. I guess this is where the old wives tale started. joan marie
Comment Written 14-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 15-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Joan Marie - I appreciate your comments and visits, always :-) Brooke
Comment from Queenise
Brooke,friend. I love this sweet and eye opening poem. Never heard this legend before,but you tell it so wonderfully. Great description,flow,pace. Love the thought of this amazing creature of God bestowing such a blessing on the baby Jesus. Blessings. Queenise
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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Brooke,friend. I love this sweet and eye opening poem. Never heard this legend before,but you tell it so wonderfully. Great description,flow,pace. Love the thought of this amazing creature of God bestowing such a blessing on the baby Jesus. Blessings. Queenise
Comment Written 14-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Queenise - I'm so glad you found meaning in this legend :-) Brooke
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You're most welcome,friend. Queenise
Comment from LauraKatherine
Another beautiful legend. I've never heard this one, either. It seems that the animals discerned that this was a special child, although most humans didn't. Thus they came from "round the Earth" when Jesus was born.
There's a nice parallel between the stork self-sacrificial, joyous plucking of his feathers, and Jesus' gift of greatest worth, his joyous future sacrifice of his body to give us life and peace.
My favorite line:
no thought of what he must destroy
(Could apply to either the stork or to Christ, who gave up glory and honor to become nothing.)
Lovely. LK
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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Another beautiful legend. I've never heard this one, either. It seems that the animals discerned that this was a special child, although most humans didn't. Thus they came from "round the Earth" when Jesus was born.
There's a nice parallel between the stork self-sacrificial, joyous plucking of his feathers, and Jesus' gift of greatest worth, his joyous future sacrifice of his body to give us life and peace.
My favorite line:
no thought of what he must destroy
(Could apply to either the stork or to Christ, who gave up glory and honor to become nothing.)
Lovely. LK
Comment Written 14-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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Than you, LauraKatherine - your comments are always so insightful :-) Brooke
Comment from sgalletti
Hi Brooke. I so love the quatern. It is a beautifully lyrical form of poetry. This is a great poem about the legend of the stork delivering the baby Jesus to Mary in the manger. I enjoyed this piece very much! Sue
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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Hi Brooke. I so love the quatern. It is a beautifully lyrical form of poetry. This is a great poem about the legend of the stork delivering the baby Jesus to Mary in the manger. I enjoyed this piece very much! Sue
Comment Written 14-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Sue - I'm delighted you enjoyed this legend in quatern form :-) Brooke
Comment from Annmuma
I'm learning so much this Christmas! What lovely stories to re-work into poems and share. I'm eager to share them with my grandchildren. good job. ann
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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I'm learning so much this Christmas! What lovely stories to re-work into poems and share. I'm eager to share them with my grandchildren. good job. ann
Comment Written 14-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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Thank you, Ann - so glad you enjoyed and I can't wait to hear what the grandkids think :-) Brooke
Comment from EllieKaye
Hi Brooke,
Yes, this legend I have heard, but had forgotten about it. You are able to bring these stories to life through your descriptive poems. Loved this and look forward to the next!
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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Hi Brooke,
Yes, this legend I have heard, but had forgotten about it. You are able to bring these stories to life through your descriptive poems. Loved this and look forward to the next!
Comment Written 14-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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Thank you, EllieKaye - I'm so pleased you enjoyed this :-) Brooke
Comment from pugdogy
absolutely excellent work here!!!
I really enjoyed reading this poem,
I thought it was a beutiful story to tell about the birth of Jesus, the author notes were an added bonus. keep up the great work!!!
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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absolutely excellent work here!!!
I really enjoyed reading this poem,
I thought it was a beutiful story to tell about the birth of Jesus, the author notes were an added bonus. keep up the great work!!!
Comment Written 14-Dec-2009
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2009
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Pugdogy, thank you for your most thoughtful comments :-) Brooke
