A Symposium
I.
Come my son, sit
Join this party in a remembrance feast
Take part in our holy communion
Come, take part in our joyful tears of merry union
Sit with us and speak as one mouthpiece of the spirit
And pray against the times of ill
For the sake of your days of youth not yet lived
II.
The strength of the farmer is the maker of the elements
And the soldier's companion is his sword
For you my child, your greatest gift is the fruit of the spirit
It is of the Vine of God
The light of his word will guide you away from evil
It'll bring you to wealth and bring wealth to your banks
Like precious metals in merchant ships
It'll bring you wisdom like the bloom of cedars
Your pleasures will be hard to number as the stars
III.
I challenge you to speak with God's spirit
And see whether his still small voice be as many waters
For with him, there's nothing impossible
See how he summons mighty thunderstorms
And see how he calls forth fire and smoke from the Earth's core
He is one with the power of all
By him are my generations blessed
They walk and possess wherever the soles of their feet shall tread
IV.
Come my son
Sit with the elders and learn
Learn of the stages and cycles, and even how to be a man
Learn of our moral codes and rites
To be carried by his spirit great warrior prince, yield to his plan
Learn to defeat the wiles of she all men should flee
Learn how to live, love and laugh
Hunt, grow, eat and drink, you must
Work harder than your peers, even till the dust
V.
Learn the mysteries of the lamb's shed blood poured out for us
And his flesh broken up on a cross
Learn of those who battle you, uneven friends
And though our lives become hardened
You must learn to ease it with Yahweh's love
Learn how to win without your might
Without chase, learn to give flight
Learn to dwell in the house of the Lord
And to esteem his shelter above all others
Copyright © Ebenezer Mcdappa | Year Posted 2023
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