The Angel of No Mercy

 

The Angel of No Mercy

He is the spirit of vengeance ...
The servant of all holy.
He is the master of violence ...
The angel of no mercy.

On his banner emblazoned ...
His  name .. by the God all mighty.
Carved by fire .. into his sword.
The Angel of no Mercy.

On his forehead burned across ...
The Angel of no Mercy.
Close behind him follows Hell.
He is death the sacred prophecy.

As the bugles blow Degüello ...
On a pale horse comes no pity ...
The tempest howls in rage it cries ...
Behold ... the Angel of no Mercy.

David D Jerald

 

 
 

Explanation of my poem

When he opened the fourth seal,

I heard the fourth living creature saying,
"Come and see!" And behold, a pale horse,
and he who sat on it, his name was Death.
Hades followed with him. Authority over
 one fourth of the earth, to kill with
the sword, with famine, with death,
and by the wild animals of the earth
 was given to him.

From The Bible, Revelations 6:7-8 KJV

The meaning of "Degüello"

The degüello, music played by

the Mexican army band on the
morning of March 6, 1836.  It was
 the signal for Antonio López de
Santa Anna's attack on the Alamo.
The word degüello signifies the act
 of beheading or throat-cutting and
 in Spanish history became
 associated with battle music,
which, in different  versions,
meant complete destruction of
the enemy  --- with out mercy.