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David's Lament
by Esther Spurrill (Age: 29)
copyright 03-07-2002


Age Rating: 10 to 127

 
My son, my son! Would I had died for thee!
If only I had saved thee from thy pain!
God, if You would, return him and take me--
My life without him is a life in vain.
My son! Why didst thou do this awful thing?
Didst thou not know my love for thee, my son,
Or was it more important to be king?
Now, though thou hast lost and I have won,
I feel that I have lost, and so I weep.
In ashes and sackcloth I clothe myself,
(My sins I sowed, this pain I now do reap)
I tear my hair, I disregard my wealth.
My son, I wish that I had died instead;
If only it was I who'd lost his head...


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03-21-2002 Esther Spurrill    

Robert, read the story of King David and his son Absalom in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible.
03-09-2002 Karyn Khaki Hughes    

this makes the reader feel the pain.
03-09-2002 Melissa Rives    

A good lament, nicely done.
03-09-2002 Peggy Bertrand    

Good lament feels the pain of parent.
03-07-2002 Charlotte Spurrill    

why the King James diction? You pull it off, but i don't see the purpose. And are u really trying to rhyme "myself" with "my wealth"? lol Anyway, great job expressing a parent's pain for a lost child.
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