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(1) Michal, aged 18; for David, a minstrel at the court of King Saul, her father<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Will David ever love me?\u00a0 Here at court,<\/span>
\n<\/span>He plays his harp and lyre, plucking their strings<\/span>
\n<\/span>In ecstasy and passion as he sings<\/span>
\n<\/span>Of prophets, priests and holy men who taught<\/span>
\n<\/span>That we must build our God a sacred fort,<\/span>
\n<\/span>A lofty bastion built of angel-wings<\/span>
\n<\/span>Protecting all God\u2019s people and their kings,<\/span>
\n<\/span>A shrine of pious deeds and pious thought.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why can\u2019t he sing of me?\u00a0 God\u2019s prophets preach<\/span>
\n<\/span>A husband\u2019s tender love reflects God\u2019s care<\/span>
\n<\/span>For His beloved, Israel, and her life;<\/span>
\n<\/span>Why can\u2019t the austere psalms of David teach<\/span>
\n<\/span>It is no shame, no sin, no vice to hear<\/span>
\n<\/span>A shepherd takes a princess as his wife.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

(2) Michal, aged 38; for David, her husband<\/span><\/p>\n

Does David love me?\u00a0 At my father\u2019s court,<\/span>
\n<\/span>We all loved him: my father used to bring<\/span>
\n<\/span>Goliath\u2019s sword for him to wield; each spring<\/span>
\n<\/span>My brother shielded him in wars they fought;<\/span>
\n<\/span>My sisters listened to the tales he taught<\/span>
\n<\/span>And clapped their hands when he agreed to sing;<\/span>
\n<\/span>And I \u2014 I gave myself, and everything<\/span>
\n<\/span>A woman gives, except the son I sought.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Without his love, my life is but a beach<\/span>
\n<\/span>Without its waves, without its sand, as bare<\/span>
\n<\/span>As boulders scraped and carved by an ocean\u2019s knife;<\/span>
\n<\/span>Without his love, my life’s a tasteless peach,<\/span>
\n<\/span>A grape without its juice, a shapeless pear;<\/span>
\n<\/span>Without his love, what meaning has my life?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(3) Michal, aged 58; for David, the king of Israel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Did David ever love me?\u00a0 Here at court,<\/span>
\n<\/span>I watch each infant prince and princess cling<\/span>
\n<\/span>And suck their mother\u2019s breasts as mothers sing<\/span>
\n<\/span>About the wars our royal husband fought.<\/span>
\n<\/span>The older children, boys and girls, are taught<\/span>
\n<\/span>Our people\u2019s laws and customs by the king,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Who kisses each, then gives each one a ring<\/span>
\n<\/span>And coats of many colors that he brought.<\/span><\/p>\n

I cling to my window-sill, out of reach,<\/span>
\n<\/span>And hide amidst the shadows from the glare<\/span>
\n<\/span>Of David\u2019s children\u2019s light, their sun, their life;<\/span>
\n<\/span>Reciting psalms, I turn to God, beseech<\/span>
\n<\/span>His help and spend my days in silent prayer;<\/span>
\n<\/span>How bleak the nights of David\u2019s childless wife.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":102007,"id":102007,"title":"-620a5a667b823--620a5a667b824gen8-rose love.jpg","filename":"620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love.jpg.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2022\/02\/620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love.jpg.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/if-only\/620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love-jpg\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love-jpg","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":102006,"date":"2022-02-14 13:34:30","modified":"2023-02-15 05:44:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1276,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2022\/02\/620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love.jpg-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2022\/02\/620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love.jpg-300x199.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":199,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2022\/02\/620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love.jpg-768x510.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":510,"large":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2022\/02\/620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love.jpg-1024x681.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":681,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2022\/02\/620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love.jpg.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1021,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2022\/02\/620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love.jpg.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1276,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2022\/02\/620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love.jpg-1200x798.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":798,"home_baner":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2022\/02\/620a5a667b823-620a5a667b824gen8-rose-love.jpg-632x420.jpg","home_baner-width":632,"home_baner-height":420}},"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"929 Poetry Corner","main_caption":"Michal","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"Will David ever love me?\u00a0Does David love me? 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