Brooks Haxton God Poems
- 1. Sackcloth
I made sackcloth my garment once, by cutting
arm and neck holes into a burlap bag.
A croker sack they called it. Sackdragger
they called the man who dragged a croker sack
... - 2. I Want To Pray
In the hidden part thou shalt make me to know
wisdom. Psalm 51
That young man
... - 3. Every Death Is Magic From The Enemy To Be Avenged
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Psalm 22
When fever burned the last light out of my daughterâ??s eyes,
... - 4. Deaf
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy
waterspouts. Psalm 42
The waterfall in sunlight is God
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