My Hammer

Last years Easter Poem

My hammer

 

Three bloody nails are in my hand,
my hammer's by my side.
As down the hill they take the man
that I have crucified.

This very morn I’d held those nails
and raised my hammer high.
I drove them deep into the wood
while He just wondered why.

“What have I done to earn me this....
this cruel and vicious death?”
Is all the man would say to us,
before His final breath.

He didn’t hate or chastise me,
His eyes were full of love.
And, watching as His life departs....
There’s thunder from above.

Before His body leaves my sight,
the nails I’ve cast away.
The thunder still rolls distantly,
The sky remains dark gray.

And I race down the hill to find
that He’s already gone.
So slowly now I walk about
throughout the streets ‘til dawn.

Remembering that yesterday,
on Him they’d placed a crown,
And knowing I must find this man,
I lay my hammer down.

 

The Bible tells us in Matthew 16:24 that Jesus said “…take up your cross and follow me…” Is it just possible that the first person ever to do just that was the very one who had nailed Him to it?

D McDaniel ©2006

Reviews

[Kimberly Smith]

Nicely done , nicely done love it

[Mason Vail]

Excellent. And a fascinating question in the post-script. It's not exactly the same question, but it has reminded me of the final question of the book "Barabbas" by Par Lagerkvist. I should dig that out again... (And I recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it before.)

[Phantom Heart]

Excellent piece of writing. Very thought provoking.

[Some Person]

Whoa, I never really considered something like this. Excellent poem, by the way.

[Mark]

Sean
Your piece is phemonenal! One rarely sees the Crucifixion story told from the perspective of the Prosecutors, or the Soldiers; that said, You have inspired me to do what I have never done: to enter a piece I wrote, but do not deem completed, seeking submissions for a third verse. It is called "This Son Of God", and I thought it ought to be a hymn, but I cannot compose music. It should be on the site in minutes.
Thank you again, Mark Teague

[Sheila Kline]

Just beautiful and passionate............the sacrifice that our Lord made for us saved us from eternal sin!
Thank you for this gripping write!!

[Ellen Hammond]

Wow! What an awesome, thought provoking poem. The meter and flow of your word are is wonderful. The message is heart wrenching as I stop to think how many stripes, and hammer blows I am responsible for. Great job, my friend.

[Gandré]

dramatic. Bible is full of such stories, scary. Your meter is always perfect!

[Lady V]

A very graceful and passionate piece. At least for me it was.


Live, Love and Learn

Lady V