Prophet Ezekiel, Russian icon from first quarter of 18th cen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The prophet spoke
Of leaner times to come
The field bereft
The womb barren
A symphony of grief
Across a broken sky
The prophet sang of times
When men would beg to die
They stoned the prophet
Would not hear his words
Believed their schemes
And dreams would endure still
And for a year or more
It seemed they read the signs
More clear than him
And lived in prosperous times
But prophets never will
Be welcomed in their land
When imminent darkness
Weaves within their words
So caught unawares
The famine took them all
Too late to heed
The prophet’s ghostly call
(c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved
helenvalentina 
Very good poem. I like the visuals and the meaning. Something to remember in these times – if you can find a true prophet amongst the rabble.
Thank you – yes, I guess the problem is you find out someone was a true prophet after what they say comes true… 🙂
Lovely words.
Thank you so much!! 🙂 🙂
“Prophets never will be welcomed in their land.” 🙂
prophets are always wrong until they are right 🙂
Very true! 🙂 the trouble starts when they are right about something people should have listened to and didn’t…of course it could just be that they were good guessers in that case… 🙂
i can imagine someone being laughed at locally for harping on the same chord constantly (every town has its own haranguer)
but if that person were to turn out rightful, nobody likes a smartypants lmao can’t win either way 🙂
Absolutely true! probaby wiser for the prophets to keep their prophecies to themselves then, LOL! 🙂
yup, or write them in a diary that won’t be opened till that fateful day of endings and beginnings 🙂
“Most people would rather listen to profits than prophets.” (The Wise Words of Chairman Hughes April 28th 2013)
LOL…so true!!! 🙂
Excellent and very true!
Thank you!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Zeke was the epitome of the lesson that you can never be a prophet in your home land
I’m unfamiliar with Zeke so I shall do some research! Thank you so much for commenting, and also for giving me something to learn about!! 🙂 🙂
I gave Ezekiel a nick name. I am bad. 🙂
Me again, just realised you meant Ezekial…so yes, I get your point! LOL…didn’t occur to me instantly even though I used a pictur of him for my post!!! 🙂 🙂
Ah. I just answered the last one. LOL 😉
I think this can be true in other situations as well. If is often hard for family members to hear the truth when it comes to a family problem. Even though the “prophet” has the best of intentions and speaks the truth…the family refuses to listen. Great imagery 🙂
Very true – I think the term prophet can actually be considered in quite a broad way…as you say, speakers of truth, if it is not happy or welcome truth, are rarely liked. 🙂