Tamar Poems - Poems about Tamar

[paraphrase of a Svan folksong] I, I am Queen Tamar I raised myself to Heaven I dug up a barren mountain I left only a deep hole I put the sword to Constantinople I drove them into the sea I made their lands my lands....

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[paraphrase of a Svan folk song] Tamar's mother said, "Tamar, You were born fully grown. Child, I saw you in a dream I looked into the starlit sky and saw That you were the village And you were the world."...

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This tale is most unusual; you may not know it well. Seems Judah got himself a wife; her name’s not in the tell. He knew her and she bore three sons: Shelah, Onan, and Er. Now Er was first, the oldest son, and Shelah, the younger. Then Judah found a gal for Er; yes Tamar was his wife. But Er...

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This Christmas, I am moved by the names in the genealogy of Jesus. ...

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She had a sword To cut of the heads Of subjects not fitting She has a heart That lies upon a cold stone Torn, withered A knight from afar On horseback did ride Passing by the tombstone He glanced, the wind at his back He slowed, for no reason Other than chance He unmounted and strolled over To this old stone of long ago And felt the beating heart Of...

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I love you little branch Dancing in the breeze Little leaf laughing at the cloud Little wind flirting with the trees' Old ego, playing smart Trying to find roots Where there is no topsoil; the heart Still wants - more than lutes' Five minutes of pleasure. I like you patiently becoming What you have seen...

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