If Camels Could Talk

Have you ever wondered what it was like to travel with the wisemen to Bethlehem? What rout did they take and where exactly in the east did they come from? What places did they travel through? Who did they meet along the way? Did they travel only at night or could they see the star in the daytime too? Was the sky always clear or did they have to wait through cloudy nights until the star was visable again? Did they have to wait out sand storms? Where did they stop for food and water? Where did they sleep? What did the wisemen talk about while they traveled? How many wisemen were there? How many camels? Did they have to fight off theives along the way? Did they ever run into trouble or get lost? Did the wisemen ever fall off the camels? Did any camels stuble in the dark or was the star bright enough to light up the trail? What was the journey back to the east like? Did the wisemen tell people about Jesus? Did the camels have names? What were the names of the wisemen? If Camels could talk, they'd have quite a story to share.

If Camels Could Talk

From far in the East

They made quite a walk;

Oh the stories we’d hear

If camels could talk

If camels could talk,

They’d tell of a star—

Shining so bright

And leading so far

There’s so much they could tell us:

The places they passed,

The people they met,

And of arriving at last

Nearly two years they traveled

Hauling gifts of great worth,

Carrying the Magi

To the place of Christ’s birth

Then back to the East

The camels did walk;

Oh the stories we’d hear

If the camels could talk

They’d tell of a Savior

Born one special night;

How a star appeared

And they followed the light

Yes, if camels could talk

They’d have plenty to say;

They walked with wise men, after all,

For quite a long way.

Poem by: Christine E. Martin

Written: December 16, 2023

(Canvas painted by Christine Martin)