History

The dead are never done with the living --

their ancient grievances constantly revived, reseeded,

for future generations to row and

rally over -- are life’s perennial crops.  

Why Abel slew Cain, Absalom Amnon …

Each night new animosities appear

to cast fresh light, another unthought of  

reason to carry on the depravity

of reaping sorrow and antipathy

from the ribs of our mothers’ golden calf.  

No matter which page we turn, our Bibles,

long ago stained by the blood of ancestors,

remind us of the covenant, our place

in history -- why us and not them were chosen.

Ken e Bujold

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

History tends to repeat itself and in the end it is not very pretty....as you say, much grievance surrounds...
"sorrow and antipathy".....for new generations to ponder...our place in history will hopefully be remembered as progress, , but i suspect it will not be..and future is tenuous and how will history look at the election of Donald Trump with 34 convicted felons.....time marches on....
Interesting comments form you, Ken
Warmly, B

[emmajoygreen]

Those words we read from childhood into whatever season we're presently, individually in, may well have been translated time and time again. That translation from X to XX who uses another word or phrase then is re.read and re-translated. Thus - more recent studies might that what was once is at least half misintrerpreted! Think of a thesaurus and consider how words can be similar - but.... Consequently, maybe, your wondering is yet to be correctly set between leather or.. animals skin.. but which, there is a thesaurus of different skins - probably?! Plus your word 'we' is shorter than 'them'.

[Lorry]

Tell me about it Ken. In the last 24 hours alone a cable connecting Germany and Finland has been severed, that carries fibre optic lines between the two countries, by an as yet unnamed country, which probably rhymes with Bussia and now a country that also rhymes with Bussia is threatening WW3 if America go ahead with their permission to allow Ukraine to use long range missiles to aim at, yep you've guessed, somewhere that rhymes with Bussia!
I'm only glad that we have the calming and dignified presence of someone who rhymes with Gump becoming president, who will no doubt de-escalate it all by telling the world it is fake news and to go about their business as normal!
😃