Life Of The Blessed Comments

Very soft hearted and tender touching poem about the Good Shepherd, such beautiful words choice. TOP Marks Full for our Good Shepherd

A beautiful and sweet song about the shepherd and his flock. Only William Cullen Bryant could write this poem as beautifully as it did, really very beautifully Congratulations to the family of the late poet

Hi Glen again! ! Witches is an odd verb when you think of the thousands of references in the Bible about the evil of witchcraft. I can only suppose that he chopped the verb bewitched off for syllable purposes and used it for the meaning to captivate, entrance, enrapture, charm, delight, fascinate, enthrall. Still it was not the best word choice because of its strong ties to witchcraft. You sure made me think a lot, Glen! ! !

Hi again Glen- -the lute is a stickler- -could be the words Jesus spoke to us- -could also be the Holy Spirit he promises us which seems to go with the words of the next stanza. All in all it is a lovely poem about the Good Shepherd

Hi Glen- -Walks the good shepherd; blossoms white and red / Round his meek temples cling; - - I'm thinking that a crown of flowers has replaced the crown of thorns.

i read this interested in the allusions in it. the first part reminds me of the book of revelation. the end the song of solomon. two things stood out as odd—his use of the verb witching and his picturing the good shepherd, jesus, with a lute. from the second stanza blossoms white and red/ Round his meek temples cling stands out particularly as the original is credited to a military man. -gk

Life and light! Muse with the truth. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Such a great poem👍👍👍