He had waited all his life to see Messiah born, and now holds the baby in his arms. After speaking words of praise, he also utters some dark sayings.
NOTE: This is one in a series; you can find the complete series of Christmas haiku here:
馃尣The Christmas Story in Ten Haiku馃尣
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