From Soles To Souls

Yesterday I saw my worn out sole 
The blue shoe has been housed in a bag of dust for long 
I packed it like an old gift 
And  followed the  path to the cobbler
But times have changed 
Mr old lanky cobbler no longer mend soles
'I have a new calling',  he told me in his cracking voice 
'Soles no  longer feed my pocket' 
'I'm now in the  business of harvesting souls' 
'It is a heavenly calling, which my pocket whispered to me' 
He took me to his old workshop 
And I saw the new renovation 
Rosaries now sit on the wooden wall threads once adorned 
Battered shoes and abandoned bags no longer lay on the ground 
My old cobbler no longer work on soles 
He is now a man who hearkened to the voice of his pocket 
Once a sole mender,  now a soul harvester
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Agustin Avatar
November 25, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Dietrich Avatar
August 1, 2018 at 3:25 PM
This is a really nice poem! A metaphor perhaps for changing our directions through life more spiritually!
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