Jacob's Ladderby Locust Eater

Jacob's Ladder
On Genesis 28:10-19:

In the desert all alone
beneath his head he laid a stone
the stars looked down upon his face
in this dark desolate place.

In his dreams a ladder shone
let down from heaven to his stone
beside him holy voices spoke
out of fire and out of smoke.

"Where you go there I am too
I will always be with you"
-every place, a place of God
if floored with sand, gold, wood, or sod.

Comments

[Scott P]

This reminded me of Hankie, and it made me feel really good.

[Ana]

Yes. This is reassuring. The meter is reassuring.

[Jake]

I love the line 'everyplace a place of God'

[gail]

Yes. Like one of Isaac Watts's metrical psalms.

[Julie]

Thank you, Locust Eater. We've gotten a lot of mileage out of this poem at our house.