Tuesday 2 February 2010

ELIAB

That boy! What’s he doing here
Leaving the sheep to the wilderness?

Where’s the kid off to now?
Seeing the king!

What does the lad look like
Happed up in a real man’s armour!

But look now - that youth is off
To play giant-killer!

See him - a young man against
An experienced man of war!

Here, did you see what my brother
Did to Goliath?

What a man!


1 Samuel 17

3 comments:

  1. Interesting poem seen from anothers perspective! Love this!

    Love and Hugs ~ Kat

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  2. dear david what a poem!
    we grew up listening to this story in sunday school and even now hear it quite often in the gospel meetings. it never loses its freshness or its excitement and this poem makes it even dearer....terry

    ps i had to google eliab because i never even knew who he was and that he was the eldest son of jesse and the brother to david..how well read you are david as far as the word of god is concerened. i have so much respect for you!

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  3. Love to read your poems. They always speak to me.
    Blessings, andrea

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