Up from the Ruins (an evangelist’s account)
I remember the shiftless
I remember the bound
I remember the weekend highs
The devil’s bloodhound.
And where might I wake up?
A stairwell or lawn.
And lusty nights offered
As Slewfoot’s sick pawn.
So full of excuses
But empty in fact.
No gumption to change course
No courage to act.
But Jesus had sweet plans
And Jesus had Love
And I was His target
For Family Above.
(as friend Brody might have put it. Now travels Canada with his treasured wife Deidre. Camping. Smiling. Speaking. Now meeting folks who are eager for change, peace and belonging. And their children.)
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Written on August 02, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on August 02, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on August 02, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 593 |
Words | 127 |
Stanzas | 17 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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