Found Wanting
Belshazzar had a feast
before seeing the writing on the wall,
Quickly,falling,from the greatest to the least,
for dead-men,don't walk tall-
When lives are on God's scale
Only the just* ,live to tell the tale.
*justified This sestet inspired by Daniel 5
Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2010
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