These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Santa Kneels at the Manger

Merry Christmas to the world.
The sainted one bows down.
Salutes the banner once unfurled,
who wears the lasting crown.

With brownish spots upon his knees,
this Santa Claus would laugh,
since most still think, that his are the bees,
his good is not the half.

Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas,
the one, who cared for all,
was just a man, though as one blessed
by Christ, Who gave the call.

The manger is the reason why
this Nicholas gave his best.
He sought to help the poor to fly,
enduring every test.

He knelt before just God, the Son,
the One, Whose birth and death
and life again in victory won
Eternity's long breath.

Merry Christmas! Bow in awe
of the Baby born
to give eternal life to all,
who trust His Gift this morn.

by Jay O'Toole
on December 24th, 2019