Lamb Child

Remembrest thou that silent, starry floor,
Or thrones of ember, song, and silver light?
Recallest thou that bright empyrean shore,
And sphere-song that reproves the blackest night?
How art thou fallen from this sorr'wing sky
O Lucifer,           thou morning star and son
Of that bright glory forfeited, to fly
In proud rebellion earliest begun.
For thou in fatal flight didst fall to earth--
As Icharus, his waxy wings diswed--
No child of life, no son of mortal birth
But ashen babe of feral fires fed.
    Lamb child, far from thy long forgotten home
    How long in solemn darkness needst thou roam?

This sonnet is based loosely on Isaiah 14:12. One of the things that I am most excited about this semester in terms of literary content is trying to understand Lucifer better through Paradise Lost. Does God love him? Do we love him, and should we? On my mission, I cringed a little when an old man prayed for Satan, but I wonder if he was not so far from truth: "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you" (Matt 5:44). 

A Child is Born

So I decided to do my sonnet on the passage, Isaiah 9:6-7 

Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

For Unto Us a Child is Born, by Simon Dewey 

And here’s the sonnet.

A Child is Born

For to us on this day, a child is born,

A child so beautiful and full of grace.

He is given to us, and he has sworn

To save not just us, but the human race.

Wonderful, Counselor, The Prince of Peace,

The Endless Father, and The Mighty God.

We shall call him these names and never cease,

To worship the ground where he has yet trod.

On his shoulders the government shall rest.

The growth of his rule and peace shall not end,

For the throne of David will be the best,

To create the kingdom that we may tend.

        The judgment and justice of God above

        Shall come through this child with an endless love.