BC:AD This was the moment when Before Turned into After, and the future's Uninvented timekeepers presented arms. This was the moment when nothing Happened.  Only dull peace Sprawled boringly over the earth. This was the moment when even energetic Romans Could find nothing better to do Than counting heads in remote provinces. And this was the moment  When a few farm workers and three  Members of an obscure Persian sect Walked haphazard by starlight straight Into the kingdom of heaven. --U.A. Fanthorpe

The Sheepdog After the very bright light, And the talking bird, And the singing, And the sky filled up wi' wings, And then the silence, Our lads sez We'd better go, then, Stay, Shep.  Good dog, stay. So I stayed wi' t' sheep. After they cum back, It sounded grand, what they'd seen: Camels, and kings, and such, Wi' presents--human sort, Not the kind you eat-- And a baby.  Presents wes for him. Our lads took him a lamb. I had to stay behind wi' t' sheep. Pity they didn't tek me along too. I'm good wi' lambs, And the baby might have like a dog After all that myrrh and such. --U.A. Fanthorpe