Better to be a shepherd, Than a king, Or a god. Shepherds get to sleep. Shepherds have fellowship. Shepherds are partners, Not rulers. Shepherds share their warmth. Shepherds do not freeze. Shepherds share their stones With fangs and claws. Shepherds save more worlds Than throne warmers And charlatans. Shepherds are participants, Not observers. Shepherds lay hands Instead of laws. Shepherds know The only laws Belong to nature And nurture. Shepherds are cradled in the nest of the earth, Not the frigid aerie of the sky. Shepherds are embraced by root and fern, Not kissed by blood and steel. Shepherds do not steal. Shepherds do not steal. Shepherds do not steal. Shepherds have no need for feathers And flight. Shepherds are colorblind Until wolves threaten the flock. Do not cross a shepherd in pursuit. All he sees is red. If I die, let me be a shepherd. If I live, let me be a shepherd. If I cry, let me be a shepherd. If I am doomed not to die, If I am doomed to life eternal, If I am doomed to witness the birth And death Of stars and worlds, O, Christ, let me be a shepherd. Let me be a shepherd. Let me be a shepherd. Let me be a shepherd.
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