Hope's Triumph: A Christmas Poem

Love opens a new world of

Dreams, anticipation.

A glimmer,

The Hope of new life.

But Reality bares its fangs.

Fatigue

Nausea

Stretch marks

Back pain

Swollen feet

Sore muscles

Sleepless nights

Mood swings

Grouchiness

Impatience

Pressure

Weight gain

Complications

Fear

Cramps

Contractions

Stretching

Bleeding

Crying

Screaming

A ring of fire;

The worst is here;

And when it seems she can’t go on –

A baby cries.

And Hope has won.

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For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. (Romans 8:22, ESV)

And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7, ESV)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17, ESV)