Salms Perhaps
Salm 1: groves
& he shall be like a tree
planted by the rivers of water
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season
his leaf shall not wither
& who of the chosen
shall come among us
and burn our olive orchards
& bring the axe to our lemon groves
& who among the chosen
thereafter will drive us from our houses
& slaughter our flocks
& why o lord were they chosen
selah
Salm 2: heathens
& I shall give thee the heathen
of the earth for thy possession
& when the one shall say
between the Jordan River
& the Mediterranean Sea
there will be only one state
which is Israel
the other will say
from the river to the sea
& the kings of the earth
claim them as the heathen
& why do the heathen rage
selah
Salm 5: holiness
for there is no faithfulness in their mouth
their inward part is very wickedness
their throat is an open sepulchre
they flatter with their tongue
you shall be given weapons
but you shall not use them
they opened the doors to war
are they not hiding behind infants
are they not living in holes in the ground
are we not alive that we must endure hatred
are we not living in righteousness
are we not dwelling in holiness
there can be no comfort
lamentation & sorrow for them
in the darkness of the night
there can be no return
selah
Salm 7: lament
Lest he tear my soul
like a lion rending it in pieces
while there is none to deliver
torn is my wife, my husband
torn is my mother, my father
torn is my son, my daughter
torn is my brother, torn is my sister
my uncle torn
my aunt torn
torn is my cousin, my grandmother
torn is my grandfather, torn is my love
torn is my light, there is none to deliver
selah. torn is my life,
there is
none to deliver
Salm 8: strength
out of the mouths of babes & sucklings
hast thou ordained strength
who will still the enemy
who will still the avenger
who will bring peace
who will bring justice
selah
Salm 9: cities
o thou enemy
destructions are come
to a perpetual end
and thou hast destroyed cities
& in the cities the hospitals
become spit & mud
& the schools
become burned books
& the stations
become twisted steel
& the museums
shards of shards
& the churches & mosques
ashes of prophets
their memorial
is perished selah
Salm 11: silence
how say ye to my soul
flee as a bird
to your mountain
where is only the silence of doves
to your cedars
where is only splinters
to your wells
where is only brack & salt
saleh
Salm 12: rubric
the wicked walk on every side
when the vilest men are exalted
whose name in tongues
is the talent of god
whose name is called
world ruler
& who is cried
great teacher
salm 13:
how long shall mine enemy
be exalted over me
as long as there is money
sent to the corrupt
as long as arms
are sold in usury
as long as law makers
hold fear in their hearts
of the poor & the humble
of the childless mother
since they are numberless
they are strong in love
as the moon waxes
so does their strength
after the moon
the day will come
selah
Amen
Beautiful. I read all the Psalms one a day a while back. You have captured that sense of human desolation expressed in of many of them and their rhythms IMO.
Thank you.
Yes, I agree. The tone and sense of the psalms has been captured in these present day poems.