A Call From Dad

My child the time is growing short.
We really need to talk.
There are things that you don't understand,
So you rave and rant and balk.

You want to captain your own ship,
Won't kneal before a Master,
Because many who have lived by faith,
Have met with some disaster;

But all men serve a god, My Child,
Be he low or noble born;
But it seems the more a man is blessed,
The more he tends to scorn,

All that's good and right in life,
And all that makes good sense;
But for showing such distain,
There must be recompense.

The sheep who stay within the fold,
Are fed, protected, sheltered;
But those who shun the Shepherd's care,
Are food for wolves and buzzards.

Come home to Me while there's still time,
I'll open wide the door.
Come home while I still reach for you,
Be strange to Me no more.

                                         Judy Ball

This body ages, withers and dies.
The spirit lives on.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Warden Avatar
August 8, 2011 at 12:08 AM
Another great write..Your wisdom is fantastic...jo
Ball Avatar
August 8, 2011 at 4:57 AM
Thanks so much Jo. Glad you liked it. God Bless, JB
Ross Jr. Avatar
August 5, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Terrific write full of wisdom....with love....old Jack
Ball Avatar
August 5, 2011 at 12:29 AM
Thanks so much Jack. Glad you liked it. God Bless, JB
Sweetheart Avatar
August 4, 2011 at 10:50 PM
sorry if I confused u by my BC write Judy but for the contest had to go out on a limb to get the feel of the BC era into the AD era.. being ultra dramatic a bit ..for contest purposes luv.. this poem is wonderful..I was so very close to my parents..Daddy's little girl was I.. his "Sweetheart"..
Ball Avatar
August 5, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Thanks so much Linda. Glad you liked this. I think most little girls tend to be Daddy's little baby girl. My grad-daughter is the only girl with three brothers and she is her daddy's little princess. However, this dad is The Father in Heaven calling us back to the fold. God Bless, JB
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August 4, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Another beautiful spiritual write, my friend
Ball Avatar
August 4, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Thank you so much Jack. Glad you liked it. God Bless, JB
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