The Jesus ghost

'The Jesus ghost' by Linda Ewles

'When I was little / Jesus lived behind sunbeam clouds...' | Photo: James Wheeler / flickr CC.

When I was little
Jesus lived behind sunbeam clouds,
wearing a white nightie,
like an angel who didn’t need wings.
He sent my aunty a miracle baby
and heard my prayers in Sunday School.
I won a prize
for a plasticine Joseph and Mary.

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