Short Hired Hand Poems
Short Hired Hand Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Hired Hand by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Hired Hand by length and keyword.
Strayed Sheep
Where is the shepherd
Who left behind his livestock
At the Lover's Seat?
The hired hand sleeps
Inattentive to the flock
The sheep go their way
They are unaware
There is danger near the cliffs
Though the grass is sweet
Where is the Shepherd
Will he retrieve his people
From the Sinner's Seat?
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Categories:
hired hand, allegory, bible, symbolism,
Form:
Senryu
Love In the Grains
Wonderful imperfections at every glance
Edges worn, as solid as ever
Age gives proof of the foundation
No splash of paint could increase the value
Pretending it is new only cheapens
Not sensible to others
The value truly only to the owners
It is a priceless work of art
No hired hand could finish the work
The natural look of it brings awe...
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Categories:
hired hand, beauty, love, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
The Good Shepherd
“Truly I am the gate for the sheep.
Any who over the wall would leap
would alarm my flock
bring harm like a fox,
but over the fold good watch I keep.”
“I am the Good Shepherd, not a hired hand,
ready to die, a beast to withstand
for the sheep in my care.
For whatever the scare
I know my flock and they me understand.”
John 10.1-18...
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Categories:
hired hand, bible, gospel, jesus, religious,
Form:
Limerick