Religion

A Meditation on a Weathercocke.

by Thomas Jordan c. 1612–1685

From Divine Raptures (1646)

Religion

SEe how the trembling Weathercocke can find
Noe setled place, but turnes with every wind,
If blustring Zephyr blowes and gives a checke,
How soon's this cocke made pliant to his becke,
If Boreas gets the day, twill change its side,
And turne in spite of bragging Zephyrs pride:
Thus temporizers turne at every puffe,
And yet forsooth they thinke they're good enough,
If stand, they stand: if he that seemes to be
The greatest turne, they turne as fast as he,
I wonder at such wav'ring feathers, did I
So often turne t'would make me wondrous giddy.
Lord let that wind that blowes upon thy flocke,
Turne me, and make me Lord thy weathercocke.

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Jordan, Thomas. “A Meditation on a Weathercocke.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jordan/11/.

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