Oh Come Oh Come

oh come oh come hosts of heavenly angels oh come Cherubim and Seraphim come the child is lying dying gather round spread your guardian wings and fend off death one more time Elohim one more time . oh come oh come Raphael and Gabriel oh come bring the Glowing Ones come do not leave her to face alone the dark and fearsome face of the boatman waiting there at the edge of her bed. . oh come oh come all angels of light and life oh come ye of The Golden Dawn come hold her close to your snowy breast and sing your heaven down to our earth and save her one more time Elohim one more time . oh come oh come Emmanuel she lies so still and pale oh come oh come and stay death's dark and greedy hand. oh come oh come Guardian Angels all and guard this child throughout this long dark winter's night. . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~©susan williams, December 7,2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~published in A Stream of Poetry