Rachel's Tears
Close now the starry curtains of the night
Lest the dream fade for a child who could not stay;
As wings stretch out to embrace the night
And take her where night meets day.
The silence from former broken years
Torn by a sob and whispered prayer;
Is filled with anguish that won't console fears
In days to come where no comfort lingers there.
There comes a voice from echoes of the past,
A sigh from Rama weeping her sad lot;
Lamentation for a woman's cry is cast
As Rachel grieves her babes that were not.
There's no solace in a cold grey tomb
Where time has found its relentless grasp;
A child so early from the womb
Finds comfort in death's tender clasp.
Matthew 2:18 - A voice was heard in Rama, lamentation, weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted because they are no more.
Copyright © Elizabeth Wesley | Year Posted 2011
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