by
G.K. Chesterton on Sep 25, 2016 in
Poetry
The Donkey
When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born.
With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil’s walking parody
On all four-footed things.
The tattered outlaw of the earth,
Of ancient crooked will;
Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,
I keep my secret still.
Fools! For I also had my hour;
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout about my ears,
And palms before my feet.
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English
writer, philosopher, biographer, and literary and art critic. He who wrote 80
books, hundreds of poems, approximately 200 short stories, and several plays. He
wrote the book called The Everlasting Man,
which led a young atheist named C.S. Lewis to become a Christian. His
best-known character is the priest-detective Father Brown who appeared in short
stories. His most famous novel is The Man Who Was
Thursday. He was a Christian before
he became a Catholic. Christian themes and symbolism appear in much of his
writing.
