Faith
Faith
an evolution from inside out
a conviction that lingers about
while we wean; while we learn
while we rend; while we mend
from the liquidity of milk to the solidity of meat
from the hardness of meat to the rockiness of bone
a substance so weighed, over and all over again
from light to heavy weight, yet the sources remain
once little now large, so strong you got a badge
when expectation is felt; and anticipation is smelt
only in the minds we act without edge, without tact
only upon a mission; the sure footpath of a vision
while we run in the doing; and bask in the knowing
showing forth evidence that surrounds the birth
of the expected; the respected;
of the esteemed; the treasured
works born from instruction; the fruits of conviction
add a little salt of passion; the marvel behind the vision
but its grows and it keeps growing; bigger and better
and cherish and sweeter
a sparkle of surprise from the finger of God
a miracle of wonder from the Lord of lords
yet without which seems a falter
unable to meet Him at the alter
to move his mighty hands
to put you in a firm stand
faith without works is dead
but with it and action is bread
without guts it's unthinkable to press forth
without faith it's impossible to please God!
David Justin Abraham © 2014
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Submitted on August 21, 2014
Modified on March 22, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,236 |
Words | 234 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 10, 10, 1 |
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