Simple Gifts for a King

'Simple Gifts for a King' by Iain Strachan

by Iain Strachan 18th December 2015

When as a child, I came into the world
Helpless and lying in a draughty shed
Your wisest men, they say, brought gifts to me:
Of gold – for crowning of an infant King;
And frankincense – for raising prayers to him;
And myrrh – portending burial and death.