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Gifts for the King
- © Ross Hayden. Frankincense Burner
The men from the East see the star halting
Over the place where the Christ Child lies.
Their long journey seemingly at an end;
His just beginning.
They present their costly gifts
To the Child King.
“Look at me!” Gold boldly proclaims,
“I am indeed a gift fit for a King”.
Frankincense speaks…
Ross Hayden © 2001 Salalah, Sultanate of Oman
Though the fig tree does not blossom… (Dhofar, Oman)
© Ross Hayden. Though the fig tree does not blossom...
A man in his mid-thirties came to one of my photo exhibitions in Salalah, Oman. He said he knew this tree well. I asked him to explain. He said that as a boy of 8 in the early 1980s he used to look after his father’s cows in the area. At that time this tree was alive and provided him with shade.
“What kind of tree is it?”, I asked.
He replied, “A fig tree.”
This photo encourages me in my belief that if we put our trust in the right place then times of shortage will be followed by times of plenty.
