In a small southern town there was a nativity scene
That showed great skill and talent
Had gone into creating it.
One small feature bothered me.
The three wise men were wearing firefighter’s helmets
Totally unable to come up with a reason or explanation, I left.
At a quick stop on the edge of town
I asked the lady behind the counter about the helmets,
She exploded into a rage.
Yelling at me “you dam Yankees never do read the bible”
I assured her that I did, but simply couldn’t recall anything
About firefighters in the bible
She jerked her bible from behind the counter and ruffled through some pages
And finally jabbed her finger at a passage
Sticking it in my face she said
“See…. it says right here,
The three wise men came from afar.”
Unknown author