Holiness on the head,

Light and perfections on the breast,

Harmonious bells below, raising the dead

To lead them unto life and rest:

Thus are true Aarons drest.

Profaneness in my head,

Defects and darkness in my breast,

A noise of passions ringing me for dead

Unto a place where is no rest:

Poor priest, thus am I drest.

Only another head

I have, another heart and breast,

Another music, making live, not dead,

Without whom I could have no rest:

In him I am well drest.

Christ is my only head,

My alone-only heart and breast,

My only music, striking me ev'n dead,

That to the old man I may rest,

And be in him new-drest.

So, holy in my head,

Perfect and light in my dear breast,

My doctrine tun'd by Christ (who is not dead,

But lives in me while I do rest),

Come people; Aaron's drest.

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Aaron - from The Temple, by George Herbert

Thank you.πŸ™πŸ»

This is remarkably good.πŸ«‚πŸ’œπŸ‘πŸ˜†

Written in the early 17th century by a contemporary of Shake-speare. More to come from him, Edward de Vere, Kipling, and others that I enjoy.

As well as some of my originals.

I look forward especially to your originals!πŸ™πŸ»πŸ˜ƒπŸ«‚πŸ’œπŸ˜†πŸ‘

Here's one of mine for your perusal:

https://peakd.com/poetry/@creatr/covid-a-d-33-galilee