January Entry for the Lighthouse Poetry Contest |
Enlightenment he seeks, and knowledge he desires That he be known as wise Daily he labours, he searches the inner thoughts of men; Yet darkness is what he perceived: Crooked hearts with evil brimmed, such that his faith recedes His sight became dimmed, as vexation gripped His folly made forget That the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. So onto pleasures he goes From the law he departs, and the Word he compromises In drunkenness he steeps, in revelry and strife For a fool knows no sorrow He drowns in mirth and laughter, with no worries of tomorrow His cares subdued by sufficiency Ebbing an echo of once-held belief, slowly forgotten: A good understanding have all they that do his commandments. But the Lord, He is good The smoldering wick He shall not quench When prestige loses its sheen, and worldly cares disappoints His Spirit descends A revealing light is His glory, and uncertainty will end As the Man sees the light, his conceit falls apart And his knees bends low, his tongue shall declare His praise endureth for ever. Free verse Poem; 24 Lines Prompt: Psalm 110:10 Other reference verses: Genesis 6:5, Matthew 12:20, Revelations 22 |