His was a quiet courage
The purple heart of the boy-man beating
Wildly within an armourless chest
Surrounded by emeritus gladiators who had gathered with
Heroes and champions, each wearing their
Trophies of mutilated flesh
Stories, mightier than egos, relished and
Embellished at every telling
Were suddenly hushed
Into deafening silence
He bore no sword
Shielded only by the faith of his forefathers
Trusting a God who loomed larger in his heart
Than the towering Titan before him
His weapons: a slingshot, five smooth stones
And a mustard seed of faith
Taking aim, he found an achilles on Goliath's forehead
And felled the Philistine Giant
And felled the Philistine Giant
Rising as a legend
And a King
13 comments:
Good take on the prompt, very mythical.
David! You wrote this so well.
...."a mustard seed of faith"....so true....love the message in this Elaine....beautiful writing!
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Very nice. I love where you went with this mag!
This spoke to me. It's worth reading more than once. I like "the purple heart of the boy-man beating wildly within an armorless chest." One small quibble: I think it his his forehead, not his temple. 1 Samuel 17:49.
Thank you. And Jim, I just read and reread another versin and will amend. Cheers!
Excellent!
A wonderful telling of this biblical tale!
Awesome!
the beast demands
david is inspiring in the obvious and not so obvious ways...he felled giants, rued kings, was a man after god's heart and he fell several times...that give me hope....
Me too Brian, me too!
Good take on David and Goliath...
Wow! I felt that deafening silence the more I read! Perfect write, Elaine!
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