{"id":7198,"date":"2026-04-03T12:40:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=7198"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:40:51","slug":"the-magi-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/the-magi-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MAGI — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

THE MAGI <\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

04-09-2014<\/p>\n

O’er water and land they diligently came,
\nTo see Him who had been born to be King,
\nGold, frankincense and myrrh they brought,
\nNo doubt it was the most wonderful thing.<\/p>\n

They came from afar led by a bright star,
\nWhich ever beckoned them toward the west,
\nThey knew not then the who and the when,
\nOr that they moved by God’s own request.<\/p>\n

Alas they were there, love filled the air,
\nAs they humbly knelt before the young lad,
\nThe wise men knew the stars had read true,
\nAnd this child would make many hearts glad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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