David dressed in stone

Enclosed in stone each transient soul is lost

Untouched of creation or by human thought

Until that moment of descending liberation

Ignites the flame of our fervent imagination

Breaking chains of imprisoning solid inertia

Shattering slabs of gravity buried in marble

Releasing mortal dreams of liberty and beauty

Carved from matters shackling solid prism

Thus we are the stone that slays the stone

The similar to the similar liberates freedom

Crushing tyrants into broken endless dust

The very matter from whence we came to be

And to which all souls shall return eternally

To rise again in renascent beautiful symmetry

Reincarnated in the image of the solid flesh

Gazing at a philistine crumpled on the dirt.

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'David dressed in stone'
Duncan Brown,
In the stone image we can see 'David'...King David of God's word, the King of Israel and chosen. He in the lineage of the God Man to come, Jesus Christ, the Son of God. If we examine the people which were used by God through time we find that each one is flawed. We all are. I am the first to admit how human I am. Hence to be bought by Jesus blood, His perfect sacrifice is my only hope that lasts. My firm foundation. So your poem is really a great place to ponder how we can be like stone too and need Christ to give us hearts of flesh. Beautiful writing!
Blessings,
Kathy