They didn't even know
where they heard
that a new child was born.
A child it was said
that would be wise
and would become king.
They didn't even know
what made them go,
made them leave
their safe life
and go on such a long
journey.
They went
into the dessert
these friends.
Trusting each other
with their lives.
But where to go?
Where to find a path
in the sliding sand
in the eternal winds
that pierce through clothes
and troubles the vision?
No other way
than to trust
the animals
and to trust
the heart.
When the cold and the dark
circled among them
they fed their animals
and put themselves to rest.
But after a short time
they felt
they should leave
the waterwell.
And so they packed
their possessions,
yet they still didn't know
where to go.
And then....
Just when they thought
it was better to go back
far,
in the far distance
a light shone
over the dessert!
The little sandcorns
caught it's hue
and sparkled.......
And there is was:
their path,
their guiding light.
They looked up
and were almost blinded
by this perfection.
This was truly a miracle
and a sign
of what was to come.......
