The City of David

From time immemorial was it ever thus
that heritage and blood marked the ancient
Judean capital and that which was once
Judea is now Israel the grieved land of Zion
where a union of tribes once vanquished for
their pride and resistance to conquest formed
a vast diaspora in lands other than their own
where their presence was at times tolerated
yet time and again persecution and bloodshed
fated them to languish and weep for a long
awaited salvation to join their brethren in
the holy land rightfully theirs to hold and
to keep. A land once sacred and fertile
its ancient history storied and studied
its guiding influence shaping the world to
come. Just as the timeless invasive stories
of challenge and defence once roiled the
Semites of Judea they continue to contest
the origins, authenticity and legitimacy of
Israel reborn. This time finding a people 
well versed in adversity over the aeons with
its established culture of self defence and its
ongoing intention to remain, the Wandering
Jew of history replaced by a prepared and
adamant presence of absolute permanence.