Ruth

when Ruth claimed Boaz on the threshing floor
she didn't drag him off to share her tent
emboldened by her wise mother-in-law
she only asked for mutual consent
there, on that spot the beit mikdash would stand
and fall, and rise again to burn once more
an anchor of the People to the Land
a beacon when we wept on foreign shore
the Moabitess spawned king David's line
as good as any monarchy on Earth
her Judaism's real as yours or mine
her faith by choice, not accident of birth
so much was built on this foundation stone
that doesn't run with Jacob's blood alone