“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up; Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags, like a heavy load. Or does it explode?” The preceding poem, ‘Dream Deferred,’ by Langston Hughes is indicative of the rhyme and rhythm of English poems. It has a harmonic flow that is common hearing in our schools when it comes to poetry. In contrast, the poetry of the Psalms does not carry the same rhyme and rhythm. For instance, Psalm 50:1-4 (New International Version); a Psalm of Asaph, the Levite choir leader of King David states, “The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages. He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people:” Although this is a Hebrew poem, it does not carry the same tone as the English poetry. Tate suggests, “The Psalms and wisdom literature may also be treated as major genres.” Indeed, the Psalms are poetic, however, …show more content…
What do we see as wisdom? Proverbs 1:20 (New English Translation) says, Wisdom calls out in the street, she shouts loudly in the plazas;” They are written in a form to aid us in remembering the sayings of the teacher. Tate continues, “A proverb is open-ended. It demands contemplation because it is filled with universal applicability or speaks of a universal principle of truth.” I like to say, read a Proverbs a day help keep sin away. Reading them will produce great results in our lives for a successful living and complete trust in the Lord. Proverbs 3:5 (New King James Version) declares, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own