Christopher Villiers

I see her bathing, her hills and valleys Are ripe for conquest, Bathsheba thrills me. Her dull sweet husband with army rallies Knows nothing, I flow into…

Israel has one Lord – and me as its king, An awkward enterprise, what am I for? I did my best, I thought, fit tributes bring In…

Half-forgotten in the fields, I watch sheep Be sheep, my brothers doing God knows what, I see no lions but try not to sleep, Or shrivel up,…

One last time, Lord; please give me one last time, My gouged eyes seek some vengeance, please let Me repay the Philistines for their crime, And through…

Strange men came into my house all the time, But I never expected Israelite spies, In Jericho I was treated like slime, I leapt with joy at…

Wretched man! Always beating me so hard For such little things – but still I saved you. Against the sword-angel I stood your guard, For which you…

Bush burning into me strange words of flame, The One who is consuming me entire, Upon this mountain tells His sacred name, And takes my life to…

I go out now, to kill my chosen son, He who has given him so takes away His promise, orders that completely stun My soul, yet God’s…

Under a slab of sea the earth shall slip, Into death and birth, all things are ready, I hope the animals behave on ship, We draw up…

I named all the creatures of the earth, But who would call my name upon it here? Who would share my garden? Enjoy my mirth With me?…

This luminous darkness gently guiding, Past dim deluding lights that deform sight, In dancing stillness lies meaning, hiding, From the vapid visions of passing light. The silence…