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                                     ­    Children Following the Star
                                               on Christmas Eve

                                              For Jack and Cate

                               Who aren’t exactly children now
                               Except to us old folks who love them

      Good children dress warmly to watch for the star
      The star of Bethlehem, the shepherds’ star
      The star of the magi, true-guiding star
      And more than all of these, the children’s star

      If children fall asleep during the royal night
      It is fitting and just; they wait for the Light -
      The star has led them in its arcing flight
      To worship God in Christmas’ ancient rite

      Then home to a late supper, and so to their beds -
      The Infant Jesus blesses our dear little sleepyheads!