The Prophet And The Poet: Sing Songs In Poetry Poem by Terence George Craddock (Spectral Images and Images Of Light)

"The prophet and the poet
both writing pages spanning history
as yet unrealized in their own age."

Is poetry gift lofty thoughts
impassioned feelings expressed
through imaginative words?

Poetry once served
a sacred divine purpose
still poses questions.

Why was beautiful poetry
so carefully scripted
into both an Old Testament

and contrast New Testament
of divine inspired Bible?
Poetry in the Book of Psalms?

Poetry blesses
written literature
of Hebrew people.

Read the Song of Moses
the Song of Miriam
celebrating their salvation

celebrating the destruction
of Pharaoh's army
drowned in the Red Sea. Exodus 15: 1-21.

Poetry preserves history
a poetic work a Hebrew hymn
dating from 12th century B.C.?

Remember Song of Deborah.
Remember Song of Barak son of Abinoam. Judges 5: 1-31.
Lessons of how God's enemies have fallen.

But God's people
also fall slain by sword
as did proud Saul.

Remember Song of the Bow
David's lament over the death
of Saul and three of his sons 2 Samuel 1: 17-27.

Abinadab Malchishua Jonathan. 1 Samuel 31: 1-6.
Remember lessons in poetry
lessons by astute wise attended.

Remember Burden of Nineveh Nahum 1: 10-3: 19.
God decrees time of judgement
prophet speaks sentence God acts.


Quotation from "The Prophet And The Poet" by Terence George Craddock.
Copyright © Terence George Craddock