CRY OF A BROKEN LAMB

Willingly have I yielded
to your strong will
for me;
Knowing full well
you are
the supreme shepherd.
Yet your green pastures seem not
for me, but

Shepherd in Făgăraş Mountains, Romania (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

only the dark angst
of earthly sufferings.

A broken lamb,
nine years long.

Gather me unto thy breast, and so nurture me.

© Millicent Danker
19 May 2013