"Now There Happened to Be a Certain Man of Ramathaimzophim," poetry

[The editors at Academic Exchange Extra (University of Northern Colorado [Greeley, CO]) accepted "Now There Happened to Be a Certain Man of Ramathaimzophim" for publication (2010), but shortly thereafter the journal went on an indefinite Sabbatical.] First Edition: LukivPress Online (Quesnel, BC), 2010. Revised Edition: LukivPress (Victoria, BC), 2022. Introduction First Samuel, written by Samuel, Nathan, and Gad, covers 102 years (1180 to 1078 BCE), and describes four leaders: Samuel and Eli (judges) and Saul and David (kings). David's courage finds its opposite in Eli's cowardice and Samuel's obedience finds its opposite in Saul's disobedience. This book of good examples versus bad defines Israel's historical end of the period called the Judges (approximately 300 years) and the start of kingships that, in essence, reflect the nation's rejection of Jehovah's direct theocratic rule. An excerpt Chapter 2 Hannah: her rock,
And secure height,
Where eagles glide;
Her steady ship in a
Great storm;
Her cave of protection,
Where fleeing men hide;
Her reinforced tower,
Where birds build
Nests; Her shepherd
In whose arms,
She,
A little lamb,
Nestles. The author Dan Lukiv, published in 19 countries, is a poet, novelist, columnist, short story and article writer, and independent education researcher (hermeneutic phenomenology). As a creative writer, he apprenticed with Canada's Professor Robert Harlow (recipient of the George Woodcock Achievement award for an outstanding literary career), the USA's Paul Bagdon (Spur Award finalist for Best Original Paperback), and England's D. M. Thomas (recipient of the Cheltenham Prize for Literature, Orwell Prize [biography], Los Angeles Fiction Prize, and Cholmondeley award for poetry). He attended The University of British Columbia (creative writing department), the acclaimed Humber School for Writers (poetry writing program), and Writer's Digest University (novel writing program).