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| REST STOP #2: Journey of the Magi T. S, Eliot (1888-1965) was an American-English poet who loved to draw on the rich allusions that the biblical narrative affords. Mixing symbols and stories, Eliot helps us a see a different side of the Christmas story through the eye of the Magi and their quest. What did it mean to travel so far? What hardships did they endure? Did they ever doubt themselves? What does it mean for us today that these wise ones were foreigners? Were these travelers ever the same again? Can we ever be? Journey of the Magi A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter. And the camels galled, sore-footed, refractory, Lying down in the melting snow. There were times we regretted The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces, And the silken girls bringing sherbet. Continued... |
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