Cart before the horse

Valiantstar 1961 (Sydney)



I shall not die!

So they say..

Beware, presumption on display..

Who hear, should be so bold?


All is naked

His eyes behold.

Yes, there will be chosen ones...

A very small remnant...

From Him will come...

But who is who??

And what is what??

I guess

I am hear

I'll stir the pot...

Pride is a loser..

He suffers no sin..

And He shall decide who is in.

To be presumptuous

Is natural of coarse..

Just don't put the cart before the horse.  xxx
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Written on January 27, 2024

Submitted by myway6119 on January 26, 2024

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Scheme X A A B X B X X X X X X X X C C X X A
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 460
Words 122
Stanzas 19
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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