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Life of the King

March 14, 2013
By freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
59 articles 0 photos 229 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?" - Ara Weston


A tree stands in an olive grove
Lonely and forgotten
It has seen too much, heard too much
To be innocent.

A young maiden sat under the leaves
Guarded by a secret
Of what she carried inside her
With angels rejoicing all around.

A small man climbed the branches
Looking for another man
Who was rumored to be a King
But the rumors were true.

The King prayed next to the tree
Readying himself
For the worst torture
Was yet to come.

A man driven by guilt
For the man he betrayed
Was taken for thirty shekels
Blood money.

Three nails, a spear, untimely fate
For the world mourned
For the King on a tree
That wept as well.

Two women at the grave
An angel telling them where
The King went away to
From the empty grave.

A tree stands in an olive grove
Lonely and forgotten
It has seen too much, heard too much
To be innocent.



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on Nov. 6 2013 at 10:21 am
mynameisnothabib GOLD, Quinlan, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"One idea lights a thousand candles"
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is so good! And it pains me to say this, but it is a sad thing that some people will never know what you are referring to, like with zacheus, peter, jesus, and mary. I hope you keep writing and being a light to the world with your poems.<3  

on Jul. 21 2013 at 12:44 pm
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
59 articles 0 photos 229 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?" - Ara Weston

wow thanks! :)

on Jul. 20 2013 at 7:08 am
DawnieRae BRONZE, Lancaster, Ohio
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I loved that sooooooooooo much! It was beautiful.

on May. 16 2013 at 6:37 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski

LOVE IT!!!!!! :D

on May. 16 2013 at 1:16 pm
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
59 articles 0 photos 229 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?" - Ara Weston

yes this is about Jesus :)

on May. 16 2013 at 9:21 am
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski

WOW!!!!! I love this, amazing, beautiful metaphor!! This is about Jesus, right? Correct me if I'm wrong. Wow, this was awesome