Anil Deo Poet Acrostic

City of God Or Cities of Man

B Before the Virus may be a reckoning among calendars
A As we deal with one bigger than Depression, topsy-turvy times -
B Before Virus (BV) I loved the World Markets, welcomed China
Y Yuan, Yen, Dollar, Pound ... though some weakened ours, the Rand
L Losing confidence, or hubris now, what do we do as we reduce travel?
O Oh, of course there is the internet. Only our City wants people. Lots!
N Now, AV (After Virus) we water veggie patches, returning to village lives

I In fear of another pandemic, or Great Depression. Trump lost a trump card
S Someone forget to tell us, "CITIES" are a bad way to grow nations

F Filth and gain, creativity and perfidy, grow with shamelessness in a city
A And not to mention the waste produced, entitlement, so much polluted
L Leaving to hinterland to offer landfills - plus the enormity of sewage!
L Leave the city, the City of the World, for you do access another
I In the Last Days, the City of Man will not stand, not even feed itself
N Now is the time - whether you pray or not - to go back to DESIGN
G God for me, or Eternity With Name, gave Ezekiel a blueprint for The City

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Arjun Jangid April 25, 2020 at 12:06 AM BABYLON IS FALLING, nice acrostic. Good morning Anil Bhai Can u help me to like such acrostic. Mr. Trump lost a trump c .Cities are a bad way to grow nations .Impressive

Harry Horsman April 1, 2020 at 2:21 AM One should be able to forecast the future, if only they did not want to rewrite history...Love the poetry, your caring mind writes heavily, on today...and what you have to say, is meaningful... Anil Deo April 1, 2020 at 3:40 AM Sir Harry, I would hug you bit social distancing regulations will be violated, not to mention laws of physics, space & distance. Seriously, your compatriot (ALAN WATTS) said it before I got it, "civilization as in meaning :bigger & bigger cities, is a bad idea." Cities are magnets for filth, all kinds, and are parasitic on farms & rural regions. With COVID-19, cities & airbuses do more damage than rural folk. Shalom, shalom

Paula Goldsmith March 28, 2020 at 10:38 AM History just keeps repeating itself. Man will never learn. Enjoy your day........ Anil Deo March 29, 2020 at 3:00 AM THANKS & SHALOM Paula. Enjoy as much time in poetry, prayer, & philosophy (my fave) but trust God?Jesus completely. Believers have win-win wager: we are with Him should we cease to be here (Blaise Pascal gave his name to this wager). Be safely provisioned.