Each Horse Named From a Chapter of the Old Testament

They came in
on boats, square
sails made from ragged
clergy, ratlines timeworn,

They transferred
to horse, each horse
of 39 named from a book
of the Old Testament,

Malachi rode first,
powerful as prophesy,
Obadiah last, Ruth second,
First Samuel was the first to lame,
he had to be put down, that rider rode
two up on Jonah,

ancient swords
with engraved runes
fought the battle, one
rider ruler of fire by blood,
commandress of death spirit,
keeper of Death Tarot, the Witch-king,
she carried the blade of Isis, united cutlery,
grip of serpent scale, blades of chaos to sever
Agnemmel's Nemesis, arch enemy,

Red Queen sword
of Nero rode in a sheath
atop Zechariah in the eighth
month, in the second year of
Darius, the Lord hath been greatly
displeased with your fathers,

and the Lord showed
me four carpenters, 1:18
Then I lifted up my eyes, and
saw, and behold four horns, 1:19
And I said to the angel that talked
with me, What are these?

And he answered
me, These are the horns
which have scattered Judah,
Israel, and Jerusalem, 1:20 And
the Lord showed me four carpenters.

1:21 Then said I,
What come these to do?
And he spoke, saying, These
are the horns which have scattered
Judah, so that no man lifted up his head:
but these are come to terrify them, to cast
down the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted
their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.

Song of Songs and Wisdom
Because into a soul that plots
evil wisdom enters not, nor dwells
she in a body under debt of sin.

Copyright Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist