In Like A Lamb And A Lion (poem)

Note: This is a piece I have pulled out of the archives. I thought it might be fun to post this during this week as a way to celebrate both National Poetry Month (which is in April) and Holy Week. I will plan to do poetry readings videos for the rest of week, if anyone's interested (These are specifically available for my family and friends on Facebook.) (I'll still do them to amuse myself even if no one's interested- lol. :-)) (
The text of the poem and my original introduction (slightly updated) is below. Enjoy! Happy Easter!
In honour of Holy Week and The Lord Jesus, I also wanted to read poems reflecting on the sacrifice Jesus made for all of us when He died and rose to pay for all sins for all time. We can have forgiveness of sins and salvation from the hell we deserve and entry into the Heaven we don't deserve all through our faith in the love God has for us and the salvation He has provided through Christ! (Romans 10:9-13)
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This is an original writing I did in 2012. This one certainly ties in with the theme overall of Marching to Zion (the theme of the blog post I originally posted this in years ago) , as it’s very fitting in March, though it’s true any time of the year. This is an original poem I wrote "the other day" (when I write a lot of things- lol) that I’d had the idea to do for quite a while, but it finally came together just recently. It’s based on a familiar phrase you may have heard before- “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” So here’s an ode to the march of One who is called both Lion and Lamb.

“In Like a Lamb and a Lion”
(poem copyright by Nathan Ludwick 3/27/2012)
(Song of Solomon 2:1, Isaiah 53, Revelation 5:5, Revelation 7:9-10, Revelation 12:11, John 1:29)

An icy death grip keeps us frozen in a winter wasteland
The old clouds blast forth with a cold and derisive snort
Chilled to the bone, we lay our bone-tired bones to rest
With an icy stare, the sky glares on us with snowfall but no sun
We silently wait and pray with one last ebb of hope for spring to come
And after a twenty day march, one small ray leads the charge
Then with a roar, spring comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
As the vernal equinox melts the frost, so too another spring has sprung of trust.
The precious rose that the Heavens entrusted to Earth has come.
It bears the crown of thorns like spring’s lamb bears the horns.
The rose was crushed to break the curse of winter’s eternal infernal solstice.
The lamb’s wool was shorn to make clothes for the naked daughters and sons.
On second bloom, Sharon’s Rose breathes life anew.
So too the slaughtered Lamb roars to life again.
Spring has come to end the winter of our discontent and despair
Spring comes in like a lamb and goes out the same
Spring comes back in like a lion, holding forever safe those in Judah’s mane.

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That said, alright already- I relinquish the pen. (Well, you know- keyboard- but I thought “pen” sounded more poetic.) Anyway, in this myriad of musings on The Master of All That Effuses, may it be less confusing and eluding, and more amusing, bemusing and colluding into (E-)lucidating. May He that illumined this illuminate me. And all of us- keep walking in Heavenly S(o)unlight each day. Do right and hold on- Jesus is coming and will set all things right one day. In the mean time, keep holding on to Him no matter what. God bless. :-)

Stumped By A Riddle From You (song)

Well, if I can steal the wheel away from original songs and poetry, etc. one more time- I've got another parody to post today. Though it may seem like a riddle when other writings will come, don't worry- I do have other things I hope to post soon. For today, I thought you might enjoy pondering this ancient riddle. "Out of the eater, something to eat. Out of the strong, something sweet."
If you think you already know this and know the whole story behind it, don't write this song off yet- or the guy who gave the riddle either. You never know how God is going to work somewhere and use even the worst mess-ups and mistakes (from our limited point of view) to accomplish His will and achieve Him glory in the end. :-)




Stumped By A Riddle From You
(parody of "Stuck in the Middle with You" by Stealer's Wheel; copyright by Nathan Ludwick 3/13/2014)
(Judges 14-15 [particularly Judges 14:4], Romans 8:28, 1 Timothy 1:15-17, Hebrews 11:32-40)



Well, all I know is I came to get down tonight- I got appointed as Samson's friend- nice!
Unprepared, I face him call out a dare and I'm wondering how I'll get the answer

Strong gave something sweet, eater gave a bite- Here I am- stuck with a riddle from you
Yes, I'm stumped by a riddle from you and I'm wondering what it is I should do

30 garments we compile if we win the game- losing, we'll owe Samson 30 of the same
Now it's a 7 day feast; 29 other guys and here I am- stumped by a riddle from you

"Well, go charm it out of husband," we say now to her, the wife of Samson.
Or we'll incinerate you, darling- family also, lass- so say please, please.

Trying to make some sense of riddle, but I can't seem to make no sense of it.
It's not cool to go to the feast and become poor. It's been three days- we threatened on Day Four.
Crying is her weaponry, broken by his wife- nick of time- (she) bummed off the answer from you.

Well, we spouted out the answer- (you) said we plowed with your (uh) heifer, man.
God's Spirit- He comes a-falling- Ashkelon- you bash thirty men- easy. (easy).

Well, all I know (is) the lion sleeps tonight. We found by cheating nothing's strong as lion.
What compares with taste of honey's sweet nectar? Yeah, we won but now hand-me-downs we wear.

But with the Philistines- Judges 14 writes it all down- stunts lead to quibbles and feuds.
Yet the muck God could still pull and use. Stuff intermingles as You choose. (So) Here I am- struck by the Mystery of You.
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