For I also had my hour; One far fierce hour and sweet: There was a shout about my ears, And palms before my feet.

‘The Donkey’ transforms from self-hate to pride, as a once scorned donkey recounts its moment of glory on Palm Sunday. Gilbert Keith Chesterton, commonly known as G.K. Chesterton, was …

Our long-eared beasts of burden, burro and mule alike, have for millennia, been used, abused, derided, and far under appreciated. God Bless Mr. Chesterton for making this all too clear.

On all four-footed things. I keep my secret still. Fools! For I also had my hour; And palms before my feet.

The Donkey is a poem written about Christ before Chesterton's conversion. It's the perfect poem and should be read every Palm Sunday.

May 13, 2011 · Read, review and discuss the The Donkey poem by Gilbert Keith Chesterton on Poetry.com

Complete text of the poem by G.K. Chesterton.

By G K Chesterton - (1874 - 1936) When forests walked and fishes flew And figs grew upon thorn, Some moment when the moon was blood, Then, surely, I was born.

4 days ago · On all four-footed things. I keep my secret still. Fools! For I also had my hour; And palms before my feet.

Jan 26, 2025 · G.K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith) was an English author and lay theologian who created the fictional priest-detective Father Brown. Known for his love of turning ideas inside …