Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;
Three Wise Men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day,
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Here, H W Longfellow in simple and rhythmic verses reveal in a picturesque way the arrival of the three kings from the East soon after Christ was born. He faithfully follows the versions contained in the Bible and presents the whole theme in a manner that could be understood by even children. In a way, these are garden of verses meant not only the general reading public but for our children. In my view, poetry writing should be like this - wrote in simple, rhythmic verses giving the reader no confusion of thought unlike the general modern poetry. I love his poetry very much.
Interesting rhyme pattern in each verse: ABAAB I don't remember seeing that pattern before. Very nice.
.....a super nice write, and so beautifully penned this is one of my favorites ★
Superb narration of the journey of 3 wise kings from east and a beautiful Christmas song with excellent rhyme. Thanks for sharing it on PH prior to Christmas.
Different....& a good one too..nice to see something different regarding christmas..
This is an amazing poem, based on a true event, poet has narrated the story with great devotion and in a very wonderful way
the story of the three Magi, kings from the east told in a most wonderful way with much imagination and reasoning. great job
Great poem and a legend told with complete devotion and elan keeping the beauty of the narrative intact.
Super imaginations and wonderful writing the christmas poem and likes it.
Super imaginations and wonderful writing the christmas poem and likes it.
an excellent portrayal with great imagination of the journey of the three magi, wise kings from the east who came to worship the new born baby boy king Jesus.
a joyous poem of celebration and love