With loving care, her maidens
Surround her, with perfumes and
Oils smoothing her skin
Long flowing hair cradles her face
Her eyes enhanced, painted in black,
Fashioned in purple eyelashes
~~~~
Stepping into a gown of sparkling
Sequins on brocade and ivory lace,
placing sandals on her ringed toes,
And finally silver bracelets and a
Necklace of gold
Looking into the mirror of polished
Metal, she is beautiful and ready to
Be betrothed
~~~~
With much singing and celebration,
Abraham gently lifts Sara’s veil, taking
His wife to his tent to bare his child
~~~~
Years swiftly pass and this hope is
Not fulfilled, no sign of life is felt
In her womb, and she is saddened
~~~~
Unable to conceive, Sarah devises
A plan, inviting her servant, Hagar,
Into her tent to lay with her
Husband, to bare the promised
One and Hagar did bare a son
Calling him Ishmael, and Sarah
Became jealous sending them into
The wilderness
~~~~
With continued years of waiting,
Her hopes dwindle, looking into
The mirror her face is marred with
Wrinkles and creases, her bones
Waxing old, her back bent,
Hobbling with a stick, with no hope
Given
~~~~
One night in the coolness of
The evening, Abraham fell asleep,
He was given a dream, and God
Promised him a son and a great nation
In sharing this promise with Sarah
She laughed behind his back, for
She was ninety and Abraham was
One hundred
~~~~
And Sarah did give birth to the
Promised one
With gnarled hands and a once
Sorrowful heart her fingers are now
Intwined with a babies soft skin,
Whose descendants would fill
The earth like the stars of heaven
~~~~
And now the laughing woman
Was no longer barren!
Inspired by the story of Abraham
And Sarah in God’s Holy Word
