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In Our Image

Let us make man in Our Image
and God responded, then we must
make him strong and healthy, respectful
and kind, blind to color that is not
of the fields and sky, let not his
own varied pigments, be a mote in
his own multi dimensional eye -- 
not a jealousy of another need make
him sigh...love enough to keep him
high -- let us give him a mind to reason,
God said, mindful of all seasons
of glorious changes, textures and
temps – garments or lack of can be
his warmth and vents – make his
mind only pleasing – not a blossom
should cause his sneezing, nor dust
should phlegm and disgust – let us
give him Free Will, and God said,
Hmm...

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Silent One

Date: 9/15/2023 1:18:00 PM

You are a very clever poet my friend... always enjoy reading your poems, regardless of the theme..

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/15/2023 8:19:00 PM

Thank you for the support, Si; blessings my friend. Have wonderful evening!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/13/2023 8:30:00 PM

Last Laugh: Free will -- The 'end' was the beginning...

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/14/2023 6:29:00 AM

Of course, you and I realize, five objects on a table, able to choose whichever one you want, is only an illusion of free will. Like a rat in a maze, passage he can choose, but he is still in someone else's maze. True free will would mean, the ability of infinite choice, infinite time and place, infinite substance (of any kind) to create with. Having the where-with-all, to even create and recreate ourselves. So...then...we do not have free will.... Unless? Unless?!! Perhaps we should rethink...were we made in His image? What do loving parents want for their children? For them have as much, to be as much -- or as great as their little hearts can dream? What is the image of God? Simply how He imagined us...or His likeness? Awesome potential and responsibility. I know, easier to say, God's mysterious will, than to say, we abused the privilege and created all messes ourselves.