CC The Donkey

[Chris in VA]

The Donkey
By G. K. Chesterton

When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born.

With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil’s walking parody
On all four-footed things.

The tattered outlaw of the earth,
Of ancient crooked will;
Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,
I keep my secret still.

Fools! For I also had my hour;
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout about my ears,
And palms before my feet.

[maize]

Love that, thanks for sharing.

 

Have a blessed Palm Sunday.

[ktgrok]

Lovely!

[MercyA]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing, Chris.

 

Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

[mamiof5]

Wishing everyone a blessed Palm Sunday, and a beautiful and prayerful Holy Week

[DaisyDay]

As a donkey lover and owner, I enjoyed this very much. Thank you for posting.

 

 

[Guest]

I may be the only Christian who dislikes this sort of thing - I think it distracts focus from the actual foreshadowing of prophecy and purpose of the first triumphal entry. *wince*

 

It was a nice thought sharing and hopefully blesses others though. Hosanna!

 

ETA - lessened the killjoy vibe :lol:

Edited March 20, 2016 by Arctic Mama