Psalm 56

by DeboraDyess

I saw a dove on distant oak

as nighttime failed and morn' awoke,

I thought, ' "I't s perfect, like God loves.'

On distant oak, I saw adove.

They sang the sweetest melody

of flying high and soaring free...

Throughout the neighborhood it rang.

The sweetest melody, they sang.

With joy, I sang along with them,

a mix of old and brand-new hymns.

the force of darkness, to destroy.

I sang along with them, with jooy.

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While this poem has little to do with Psalm 56, I thought I should give credit where credit is due. That paalm was written 'to the tune of A Dove on Distant Oak. I have no idea whatsoever how that tune went or if anyone alive knows it but I was taken with that title and knew I had to use it in a poem.
This is a swap quatrain, where the phrasing of the first line is swapped for the last line. It's probably my favorite form to write, although I'm trying to mix it up a bit so I odn't bore you to tears!
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Psalm 56

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