The Servant

From the servant on the mountain
came the song.
The clouds still leaking colours
and the tall grass,
dressed in yellow plumes;
the birds a burst of laughter in between.

This is the glory,
the land;
the rivers that run it,
the trees that forgive it,
the rain and the wind
its applause.

This from the servant,
the master
and heir to the land:
I shall stand here and learn
how to trust and obey.
I will stand here and love you forever.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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May 29, 2009 at 2:29 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured this week.
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May 28, 2009 at 4:09 PM
Thank you all. It's strange to see a poem I posted such a long time ago get so much attention... again. I've been fairly busy lately but I will try and post more poems soon, J.
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May 26, 2009 at 3:45 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol
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May 25, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Jan, congrats with your feature...Raul
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May 25, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Congrats on your featured write once again! Love, shar
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May 25, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Congrats Jan on "the Servant" being featured again. Vince
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May 25, 2009 at 8:59 AM
Congrats once again as you are being honoured once again with another feature of the week. We can’t get this kind of well deserved honour else where other than poetrysoup. Keep writing, you are a great poet… Leke
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May 25, 2009 at 12:46 AM
Jan, congratulations on your featured poem. It deserves to be chosen, nicely penned. Ernilando
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May 24, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Just wanted to drop by and add congratulations on having your poem featured to my other comment. Another honor for this poem. Enjoy! Karen
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May 18, 2009 at 5:03 PM
wonderful, wellcome! great lines "The clouds still leaking colours" "the birds a burst of laughter in between" Light & Love
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September 30, 2008 at 7:11 AM
A monumental acceptance of life's true beauty! A humbling read here Jan! Brgds. George
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