It is not he, the despised, but he who has returned…
\nYou knew me last when but a boy when I left,
\nI, a man, return to you, much time passed,
\nBut love and respect for you, in my heart strong…
\n“Cast the brigand to the road!” the order I gave
\nThe fool walks the paths with his kine,
\nAnd I, returned to the bosom of my own,
\nTo defend my own, you now have one to depend on.<\/p>\n
No more worries of tomorrow, your future today –
\nMy hand in yours, to you I declare,
\nNo wolf resides neath your roof, no!
\nBut the innocent lamb, blood unshed, of your blood.
\nBack in the fold, the mongrel, hungry roams the hillside
\nHowling at the moon.<\/p>\n
I here tonight, stories tell of my journeys,
\nFriends made who miss me, who heard me tell of one
\nA great man, a man who made me who I am…
\nA tale of a man I am proud to be a son of
\nProud to be able to call… father<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is not he, the despised, but he who has returned… You knew me last when but a boy when I left, I, a man, return to you, much time passed, But love and respect for you, in my heart strong… “Cast the brigand to the road!” the order I …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[446],"tags":[447,448],"class_list":["post-278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moral","tag-biblical-tale","tag-poem-on-biblical-tale","column","twocol"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-4u","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5227,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/angels-cry-for-gaza\/","url_meta":{"origin":278,"position":0},"title":"Angels Cry for Gaza","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"13th December 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Poets record history As only they could: Armed with pencils History written in their blood The bombs rain down All are guilty living there Mothers, children artists are not militants Israelis do not care. 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