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I Can Be Your Enemy Or I Can Be Your Friend

Travels make the mind wise Wise enough to know Everywhere you go is change That comes either fast or slow The Sun can be an enemy Or the sun can be a friend Weather it is in the desert Or in the cold and wind The rain goes where it needs And sometimes strays too long Watering vegetation, flooding Thousands of homes The rain can be an enemy The rain can be a friend We cannot make it’s limits But we can try to defend Time is sometimes limited And sometime time is free But when it comes to Revelation We don’t know when it will be Remember time can be your enemy Or time can be your friend Don’t play with time and you’ll find Time will let you be Wine is always available But rarely is it free Wine can change your feeling And wine can give you sleep But wine can be an enemy or Wine can be your friend Wine can destroy in seconds And bring a trial to an end Love can often find us And makes slaves of the free Love can also bind us To the strongest tree Love can be an enemy or love can be a friend The Love of Christ it finds us and makes us all believe War can bring us freedom War can bring us sin War can make us hero’s And traitors deep with in War can be an enemy War can be a friend War can bring us liberty And cripple us while we live Religion gives us reason To fight the horrors of sin We cannot love our brothers without a god within But religions can be our enemy Or religion can be our friend The cause of war and prejudice And where hopes and prayers begin God can give us assurance That this is not the end There will always be a something And on that you can depend But God can be an enemy Or God can be a friend To choose between Heaven or Hell You have to listen to Him

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Date: 9/27/2023 3:25:00 AM
Such deep meaning and wisdom within your words, well done kelli
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Date: 9/22/2023 2:22:00 AM
Well done TS on POTW!! Congrats Congrats Congrats!!! Debx
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Date: 9/20/2023 7:15:00 AM
Congrats on this worthy potw!
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Date: 9/19/2023 3:24:00 AM
Powerful! You’ve elaborated it all very clearly :) warmest congratulations on POTW, TS, an enjoyable read
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Date: 9/18/2023 2:28:00 PM
I screamed when I found out. I think this is the biggest thing to ever happen to me. Not POTD but POTW. That's not just local but world wide. Thanks for the honor Poetrysoup.
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Beryl Edmonds
Date: 9/19/2023 1:48:00 AM
Well done! A wonderful poem well deserving of poem of the week… Belle
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Tom Woody
Date: 9/18/2023 3:08:00 PM
Good. Now that that's done can you bring me a pizza, friend? Thick crust with lots of veggies.
Date: 9/18/2023 1:54:00 PM
A most worthy choice for a POTW award. Iso enjoyed reading this one my friend. God bless you.
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Date: 9/17/2023 6:50:00 PM
A nice poem showing contrasts, TS, congrats on POTW:)
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Date: 9/17/2023 5:40:00 PM
The balance between right and wrong, is difficult for many. Interesting thoughts here, on enemy's and friends. Congratulations TS, on Poem of the Week. Many wonderful blessings to you. ~ Brandy
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Date: 9/17/2023 11:19:00 AM
Congratulations on POTW. Wise words.
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Date: 9/17/2023 10:25:00 AM
You cover a lot of life in this fine POTW, TS. Congratulations! Enjoy your week of recognition, my friend. Bill
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Date: 9/17/2023 7:54:00 AM
Back with BIG congrats, your advice shines as POTW!
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Date: 9/17/2023 7:36:00 AM
Wine, war, religion, you've covered so much in your poetry. I believe that it's all in ones intentions how they use them. Congratulations on the POTW, T.S.!
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Date: 9/16/2023 2:23:00 PM
Very powerful message here
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Date: 9/16/2023 1:49:00 PM
You've given readers lots to ponder. It all depends upon what we do with what we are given.
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Date: 9/15/2023 3:41:00 PM
Interesting series of contrasts Mr. Situation
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Date: 9/14/2023 9:57:00 PM
Many thanks whether or not something or someone like God can either be our enemy of our friend. Obviously, He has chosen you to be His friend and you have chosen Him to be your friend. It is much better to remain on God's good side than to remain forever on His bad side!
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Date: 9/14/2023 4:36:00 PM
I found your comparisons to the last stanza (God's assurance) were on target. So many things can either be our enemy or our friends. One's intent makes the difference in the outcome. We choose...just like we can choose to listen to Him or not. One way is heaven, the other is hell. Well said and beautifully crafted.
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Date: 9/14/2023 11:47:00 AM
Great message in your poem. Probably all things can bring us good or bad
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Date: 9/14/2023 4:44:00 AM
Fabulous write worthy of pondering.
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Date: 9/14/2023 2:39:00 AM
This is so wise and deep and thought provoking. How creatively you’ve delivered those thoughts, i love that love line and also wine, so many profound truths delivered seamlessly. This is a fave for me
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Date: 9/14/2023 1:26:00 AM
There are two sides for every coin. In the same way everything has a positive side and a negative side. It is we have to choose the right thing and turn our back on the negative! A highly thought provoking poem powerfully written dear S.
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Date: 9/13/2023 9:26:00 PM
A stone can be a God Or just a rock It's the game of perception And optimistic thoughts Such a refreshing outlook Beautiful poem
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Date: 9/13/2023 7:23:00 PM
I would rather be His friend and allow Him in my life as a heavenly protector than anything else. I agree it is all up to us, :)
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Date: 9/13/2023 6:54:00 PM
very thoughtful and wide, enjoyed your poem a lot " The Sun can be an enemy Or the sun can be a friend" great words
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Date: 9/13/2023 6:12:00 PM
Some sage advice. Make life an enemy or a friend. It is all up to us to decide.
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