Lent

[dreamflower]

This seemed very appropriate for Palm Sunday:

The Donkey by G. K. Chesterton

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

With monstrous head and sickening bray
And ears like errant wings—
The devil's walking parody
Of all four-footed things:

The battered outlaw of the earth
Of ancient crooked will;
Scourge, beat, 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 around my head
And palms about my feet.

Comments

[antane.livejournal.com]

Cool poem. We take parts also. I hadn't thought of that before - a donkey at the beginning and at the end - very appropriate.

God bless, Antane :)