The Carol Of The Brown King

 

Of the three Wise Men

Who came to the King,

One was a brown man,

So they sing.

Three Wisemen

Mark Missman

American artist

Of the three Wise Men

Who followed the Star,

One was a brown king

From afar.

They brought fine gifts

Of spices and gold

In jeweled boxes

Of beauty untold.

Unto His humble

Manger they came

And bowed their heads

In Jesus' name.

Three Wise Men

One dark like me-

Part of His

Nativity.

"The Carol Of The Brown King"
(1958)
Langston Hughes
(1901-1967)
 Black American poet