Neo-Thomist Poem

The Lord is my shepherd,

I shall not
want him for long.

Notes1] Hemingway attaches this note to the title: "The title `Neo-Thomist Poem' refers to temporary embracing of church by literary gents -- E.

H." Possibly this alludes to T.

S. (Tom) Eliot.

The poem parodies Psalm 23, which begins (verses 1-3): The Lord is my shepherd,

I shall not want; he makes me to lie down in green pastures.

He leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul.

He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.