Pandora's December Challenge, an oldie from Psyche! Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

Hello and welcome to Pandora's December Challenge! We're bringing back an oldie for giggles!

Pandora's box has been opened and Chaos is running amok! Can you capture her Muse in time before the Mosaic is toppled?

The Topic:
Adoration of the Magi: Three Wise Kings ~ It's a tradition in South America, including Pyche's (Sylvia's) own country Argentina, for children to lay out a pair of shoes ready for Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar to leave them gifts as they pass by on their way to visit Baby Jesus, following the Star of Bethlehem and carrying myrrh, frankincense and gold for the Holy Family. This happens on January 6th. It's really called Epiphany, which means "manifestation of Christ to the Magi", of course, but children call it "The Day of the Three Wise Kings" ("Día de los Tres Reyes Magos").

Instead of asking Santa Claus for gifts, they ask the Wise Men, who come by on well-loaded camels. If one's lucky, one can spy them through the windows, riding along the crest of a hill and pointing at the Guiding Star (never mind if you live in a city, it's all the same...).
I remember as children we used to put out the LARGEST shoes possible, hoping for important presents, but our parents would tell us that the Three Magi had a very important mission to complete, and that we shouldn't delay them in their travels with difficult requests.... One could also decide to ask for a gift from one's favourite Magi, leaving a note in the shoe for him.

The Magi were considered "almost Kings" in the Middle Ages, and were venerated as saints as well, thence the "Adoration of the Magi" by famous artists. The term actually means sages, and sages were likened to kings because they were close to them and gave them advice. The relics of the Three Magi are enshrined in Cologne Cathedral, in Germany. They were considered the first Persians (priestly caste in ancient Persia) to believe in Christ. And of course they tricked Herod by taking a different route home...!

Some examples or possibilities might be:
Bills
Memories
Love Letters
Old Poetry

You get the idea...  

The Challenge:
In order to close the door on Chaos, you must create a poem or prose response relating to the topic above. You can either describe the topic or use it some other creative way (metaphorically for example). The reader must be able to identify the Topic within your entry.

The Chaos:
Ahhh, not so fast! Now for the chaotic element for this challenge ~ You must write about what "gifts" you would ask of the Magi.

The Rules:

• All responses must utilize the topic as stated above.
• You may submit multiple entries.

Please post your entry/entries as a NEW TOPIC in this forum and use the title description box to label your posts as Pandora's December Challenge by (membername).

The End Date:
The challenge will close on December 31st.

Will you rise above and conquer Pandora?

There's only one way to find out! Start writing!
Good luck!

Mosaic Musings Staff