AMEN FOR POETRY!
I wanted to find a poem that had some beautiful metaphors about Joseph and his brothers, but I could only come up with this one. It's definitely not what I was looking for, but gets the point of the story across. If anyone has a better poetic interpretation of the story, you should let me know... I'm sure there's a much better one.
Joseph The Dreamer
by Jody Dickey
Joseph was a shepherd boy
who attended to his Father
sheep and goats
He was Jacob's pride and joy
he loved him more than his other sons.
For this Joseph's Brothers hated him
they wanted to commit an awful sin.
They thought Joseph was a weak lad
nothing more than a dreamer who
had his head in the clouds.
Their hatred for him grew
they wanted to kill him and that was wrong
He was never going to be strong
like they are for their Father
jealousy had blacken their souls.
Joseph was not envious or petty
for anything that his brothers had
he was grateful and loved everyone.
Jacob made Joseph a shepherd's coat
beautifully colored like a rainbow.
Joseph's Brothers taunted him miserably
"That is a robe fit for a King
not a poor shepherd boy attending to goats
with a head full of dreams"
One day when Joseph was in the field
attending to the sheep and goats,
his Brothers tied him up and sold him
to a camel driver to keep.
They took away his beautiful coat
and killed one of the sheep
then they drained the blood
on the coat staining the rainbow
They hurried to tell Jacob that Joseph
had been killed by a wild beast
that carried his body off in the woods.
While their Father mourned Joseph's death
they celebrated and feast
The camel driver needed money
so he sold Joseph to a man named Potiphar.
Many years had passed, but Jacob kept the coat
that was stained and never stop caring
Times were getting hard, the land became barren
the people and the animals were starving.
There was no food for Jacob family to eat
hearing there was grain in Egypt
He sent ten of his sons to buy the grain.
During these years Joseph became
the governor of the land.
Selling grain to the people was his duty
seeing his Brothers he pretended
he was a stranger, and in an angry voice.
He accused them of being spies,
They bowed down to him
Pleading "we are honest, we would not lie"
Then Joseph said, "I am your Brother
is Father still living"?
The Brother were so scared for surely
he would sentence them to death.
But Joseph gave each a hug told them
they were forgiven
Not to be angry with their selves
for what they had done.
It was God's will to send him ahead
so he could save their lives.
Joseph the dreamer sent them home
to bring back their father so they all
Could live in a better land.
He would teach his Brothers
how to be good sons
Joseph knew if he was forgiving and shared
he was the stronger better man.
who attended to his Father
sheep and goats
He was Jacob's pride and joy
he loved him more than his other sons.
For this Joseph's Brothers hated him
they wanted to commit an awful sin.
They thought Joseph was a weak lad
nothing more than a dreamer who
had his head in the clouds.
Their hatred for him grew
they wanted to kill him and that was wrong
He was never going to be strong
like they are for their Father
jealousy had blacken their souls.
Joseph was not envious or petty
for anything that his brothers had
he was grateful and loved everyone.
Jacob made Joseph a shepherd's coat
beautifully colored like a rainbow.
Joseph's Brothers taunted him miserably
"That is a robe fit for a King
not a poor shepherd boy attending to goats
with a head full of dreams"
One day when Joseph was in the field
attending to the sheep and goats,
his Brothers tied him up and sold him
to a camel driver to keep.
They took away his beautiful coat
and killed one of the sheep
then they drained the blood
on the coat staining the rainbow
They hurried to tell Jacob that Joseph
had been killed by a wild beast
that carried his body off in the woods.
While their Father mourned Joseph's death
they celebrated and feast
The camel driver needed money
so he sold Joseph to a man named Potiphar.
Many years had passed, but Jacob kept the coat
that was stained and never stop caring
Times were getting hard, the land became barren
the people and the animals were starving.
There was no food for Jacob family to eat
hearing there was grain in Egypt
He sent ten of his sons to buy the grain.
During these years Joseph became
the governor of the land.
Selling grain to the people was his duty
seeing his Brothers he pretended
he was a stranger, and in an angry voice.
He accused them of being spies,
They bowed down to him
Pleading "we are honest, we would not lie"
Then Joseph said, "I am your Brother
is Father still living"?
The Brother were so scared for surely
he would sentence them to death.
But Joseph gave each a hug told them
they were forgiven
Not to be angry with their selves
for what they had done.
It was God's will to send him ahead
so he could save their lives.
Joseph the dreamer sent them home
to bring back their father so they all
Could live in a better land.
He would teach his Brothers
how to be good sons
Joseph knew if he was forgiving and shared
he was the stronger better man.
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