Saturday, June 7, 2025

Saturday Poetry Corner: The Lion and The Lamb

 

 

 

"But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact 
 that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." 
(Romans 5:8)

 

The Lion and The Lamb
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 I saw a Tiger's golden flank,

I saw what food he ate,

By a desert spring he drank;

The Tiger's name was Hate.

 

Then I saw a placid Lamb

Lying fast asleep;

Like a river from its dam

Flashed the Tiger's leap.

 

I saw a Lion tawny-red,

Terrible and brave;

The Tiger's leap overhead

Broke like a wave.

 

In sand below or sun above

He faded like a flame.

The Lamb said, "I am Love;

Lion, tell your name." 

 

The Lion's voice thundering

Shook his vaulted breast,

"I am Love. By this spring,

Brother, let us rest." 

 

 

"The Lion And The Lamb"
From the poem collection
"Nets To Catch The Wind"
(1921)
Elinor Wylie
(1885-1928)
American poet and novelist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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