I Follow Thee, Thy Shepherd

The lamb it walketh silent to the Staff,
Thy God, thy cloak to veil the eager ear.
And sound, in birth, it waketh unto wrath
To cast thy God and bring me o'er to hear.

But deaf in Earth brings music heavens high
And in thy ear this world shant whisper fault.
For oh thy Staff he leadeth me on nigh.
The wake of Sound, it trembles as to halt.

In deep of silence thou shall find thy King,
Oh ears of flesh'ed lords who lost the taste.
How beautiful to hear the mute voice sing
When numbness in thy ear thou blindly chase.

For God, thy Staff, Thy Veil, Thy silent Peace,
I follow thee, thy Shepherd as do sheep.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Culverhouse Avatar
February 18, 2010 at 3:54 AM
nicely penend, hear and respond. Great inspiration!!
Wakefield Avatar
February 16, 2010 at 9:28 PM
sheer beauty
Burton Avatar
January 6, 2009 at 9:15 AM
faith is awesome when you areso over joyed by it that you could write such beautiful words and really just move the reader. enjoyed reading it. Dont laugh at my poem, BABYS.... TAKE THE TEST.
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December 31, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Thank you for sharing this faith message with us. You may want to change Shepard to Shepherd in this last line. Welcome to Poetry Soup! I hope you enjoy your time spent with us. Best wishes with your writing. Karen
Johnson Avatar
December 31, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Welcome to this lovely site. A great and inspiring sonnet to start with. Thank you for commenting on my "Golden Windows' Joyce
Jordan Avatar
December 31, 2008 at 2:17 PM
I didn't realize that you were new - Welcome to the Soup - Happy New Year & God Bless, MJ
Wiggins Avatar
December 31, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Beautiful....message stuck out well... *Breana
Jordan Avatar
December 31, 2008 at 1:38 PM
The message within this Sonnet is excellent - Very well penned - Happy New Year & God Bless, MJ
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