Joseph

If Joesph lived
Today he would
Open his DNA test
Results on his eldest
Son to find the boy was
49.2% Jewish 43.6% Italian
And the rest this and that may
Be he would be surprised to find
His own background was Italian as
He had always liked a good lasagna
Because such is human nature we
Interpret facts to fit our view of
Reality so Joesph would have
Taught Jesus the craft of
Carpentry though the
Child’s mind was on
Questions only a
Rabbi could try
To answer
While
Mary smiled
Beatifically in
Sunny Egypt far
From Herod’s rule
The antithesis of the
Later teachings of Jesus
To forgive and be gentle
Both lessons a child
Learns from his
Parents who
Raise him.
Joesph
Saw
The plain
Level truth as
A good carpenter
Looks at his work from
Many perspectives
Before he sees
What is
There.