Tuesday, March 6, 2012

psalm of life


The Psalm of Life


When I read the “Psalm of Life,” I thought
of David, of the stars, and the lion
he slew, in training to meet Goliath,
no longer just the youngest of eight sons,
but an anointed king.  Too young for such
responsibility?  Perhaps herding
sheep does not teach you kingly things.  Or was
it something else that turned his psalms from joy
to rue when Nathan said, “Thou art the man”?


                              Donnell Hunter
                                       6 March 2012

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