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<\/a><\/p>\n SHADE TREE<\/p>\n
A tree always a tree,
\nThat shadows forth his shade to me.<\/p>\n
The tree of Eden long before
\nTempting those who longed for more
\nKnowledge, power, experience,
\nBut lacking trust, lacking sense.<\/p>\n
A tree, always a tree
\nThat shadows forth his shade to me.<\/p>\n
The burning bush
\nCould Moses see
\nMore than curiosity
\nAblaze with all infinity.<\/p>\n
A tree always a tree
\nThat shadows forth his shade to me.<\/p>\n
That terrible Terebinth
\nOh Absalom, a tithing tenth
\nEnsnared in branches as he went,
\nThe royal robe of David rent.<\/p>\n
A tree, always a tree,
\nThat shadows forth his shade to me.<\/p>\n
Elijah lost and on the run
\nA broom tree shading from the sun
\nHe prayed to die but fell asleep
\nAnd angel\u2019s food his soul did keep.<\/p>\n
A tree always a tree
\nThat shadows forth his shade to me.<\/p>\n
Ezekiel\u2019s cedar of Lebanon
\nWhich once was here but now is gone
\nCut down by ruthless foreign foes
\nA symbol of the chosen\u2019s woes.<\/p>\n
A tree always a tree
\nThat shadows forth his shade to me.
\nMoaning Jonah could not see
\nThe tree-like vine, God\u2019s mercy
\nAnd so it withered and it died,
\nAnd Jonah sulked and Yahweh cried.<\/p>\n
A tree always a tree
\nThat shadows forth his shade to me.<\/p>\n
Isaiah saw Eden\u2019s door
\nFertile fig trees, no more war
\nBut exiles failed to take the hint
\nReturned to fight, hope misspent.<\/p>\n
A tree always a tree
\nThat shadows forth his shade to me.<\/p>\n
The cursed fig of Jesus\u2019 day
\nSign of judgment on the way
\nBlighted when it bore no fruit
\nUnplanted souls without a root<\/p>\n
A tree always a tree
\nThat shadows forth its shade to me.
\nThe cross a tree on which he hung
\nBearing the curse of which they sung
\n\u2018His ways are not ours, our eyes can not see,
\nThe logic of love nailed to a tree.\u2019<\/p>\n
A tree always a tree
\nThat shadows forth his shade to me.<\/p>\n
And then at last Jerusalem
\nWhere rivers flow and kingdoms come
\nThe tree of life, twelve fruits it bears
\nMedicinal leaves that heal the cares.<\/p>\n
A tree always a tree
\nThat shadows forth his shade to me. <\/p>\n
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