She wasn’t raised in the light
Her people were idolaters
Taught to live in the dark
She reached for the light
Married an Israelite
Their time was brief
Still held on to her belief
Journeyed with her mother-in-law
To the land of Bethlehem
Men of the land judged those
Who were from strangelands
Though she was a daughter
Of Moab
Her heart and soul belonged
To Israel
As she gleaned in the field for food
A kinsman of her departed husband
She met and fell in love with
Their union was difficult for
Another kinsman had claimed her
The man who she truly loved
Fought for her,
Their union,
And their life together
The battle was won once the kinsman
Released his claim on her
Boaz and Ruth married and conceived Obed
Who is the father of Jesse who later became
Father to David who would later become
King and pass down the title to his son
Solomon.
By Toyhoney
