Bankruptive Terrain? Poem by Dorothy Kardas, Psy.D. Th.D.
Bankruptive Terrain?
failing to speak of You
'out of love only'
make the lips mute...
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not to worship You
'born of love only'
make the mind sterile...
the upshot - dreadfully dire...
reprove, reprove...
the unrepentant talker
the shameless liar...
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failing to rebuke
'out of love only'
the uncontrite sinner -
inner mind, wean the thoughts
from evolving
into a single-hearted winner...
reprove, reprove...
'lover' unpromising
cowardly mind, unheroic heart
(Oh, another sacred chance missing!)
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to waste lapse of time
scribbling of unfamiliar matters
make the pen impotent
reprove, reprove...
the naive, unthinking scribbler
for others' time can be more potent...
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stay stone-still:
when in cavernous, echoing nil;
unconfessing - loss of innocence
profane, hardened heart
harebrained schemes
brazen, pathless dreams...
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if failing to speak of You
toiling for You -
born of love only... Lord...
Alas!
all is defeat formidable...
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Still, soul in hearty sorrow
over chosen, fearsome horror
bear in mind - His Mercy indomitable
Grace all-healing... invincible...
Advocates decent and chaste change...powerfully written with sophistication and reverent style... God bless...
Each stanza contains ageless wisdom to reflect upon carefully. It is a brilliant summary of the main principles we need to cherish and live by, as for example the idea that without faith and its guiding principles, it is wiser to do nothing. Thank you for the powerful and extremely hopeful reminder that regardless of our sinfulness and wretchedness, we have always God's infinite Mercy. When we turn to God's Mercy with a contrite heart, we are healed, made strong and truly victorious in this life and the next! God bless! 10+++++
As you say Dr. those who do things not out of love for God and their neighbor, are just plainly wasting their lives. No matter how much cash they have, or mansions & fame...it's plain filth in the sight of God. If they think otherwise, they are living a fantasy...La La Land! I bet they don't even visit a place of worship weekly....and they think God will reward that on the other side? He will ask as the scriptures say, 'Who are you? I do NOT know you! ' Thanks again Dr.
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Dr. Kardas, As always, great fertility of meaning... a sharpness of philosophical/theological insight of unique status! Persuasive technique! 10!