Be Happy Hagai

Even from Babel we've been separated,
into Thou house, up to the hill, we will embark.

O Zerubbabel, how we don’t want to feel
a dry seasons, a hot weather; times when
our barley field, olive trees, and vineyard
give me an empty wagon, none in your hand.

And you, Joshua, it’s happened because we
want to see happy faces, a fertile land
with herds of cattle, a deer, and our children
are running around, climb up your highland,

into Thou house. So, with all Babel’s
ruins and debris, we’ll arise!

2009
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009


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Date: 9/28/2009 6:16:00 PM
Karen, I very amaze with your works. Carol, And In My Heart I Knew is very touching...deeply. Adeleke, you rock! James, I believe that I can't forget "her other side of midnight"
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Date: 9/28/2009 4:30:00 PM
Just wanted to drop by and add--Congratulations on making it through the first round in the contest. Good luck in the finals! Karen
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Date: 9/24/2009 2:52:00 PM
Congratulations on your poem making it through the first round.Wishing you the best in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/29/2009 9:29:00 AM
This is a wonderful, awesome… poem, worth featuring..; I love every bit of it. You are such a great poet. Please keep writing and congrats on your poem being featured this week. Hope to read more of your wonderful poems. You are great friend! Adeleke
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Date: 8/28/2009 4:58:00 PM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week>>James
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Date: 8/24/2009 6:59:00 PM
thx to all my friends .. i'm very appreciate and think that all of your poems are wonderful too..
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Date: 8/24/2009 1:13:00 PM
Congratualtions on being featured this week! Wonderful poem! ~Trudy~
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Date: 8/24/2009 8:07:00 AM
wow Dedy ! Great ! Congratulations on its feature this week ! james
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Date: 8/24/2009 3:56:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Dedy. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/23/2009 5:59:00 PM
Interesting perspective for the reader to think about. Congratulations on being featured this week. Wishing you continued success with your writing. Karen
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Date: 4/9/2009 2:58:00 AM
I found reading this to be like reading one of Ezra Pound's Cantos. I like the knowledge tthat went into creating the narrative but the structure of the poem, especially the structure of some of the lines (eg: 'give me an empty wagon, none in your hand') had me puzzled. I like that because it sharpens the focus but it expresses a great deal of confidence as a writer of and for the reader.
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