Gabriel Poem by Saiom Shriver

Gabriel



Gabriel the angel sweetly sings.
His music flows: a living spring.
Holy tidings to all he brings..
Beyond the stars in joy he swings.
His gifts come without a string..
Some believe he has 600 wings.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Footnote: Christians' New Testament
Luke 1: 26 writes that Gabriel announced
to Mary she was with child.
In Muslims' Quran Gabriel
has 600 wings.
In Hebrew scripture, Gabriel
warns Abraham not to sacrifice Isaac
The ancient Sanskrit word Hindus and
Buddhists use
for an angel is 'deva'.
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