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Invincible

See! how man, Exalted---in his eyes--- Flies in the face of all Th'immortal universe, And says, “I will prevail! I will have triumph!” And flings his arms, outstretched, To heaven's skies--- Then crumples to the earth In his mortality. He is no master; He is as the bird Whose fragile form before The roaring ocean Dances, thinking himself Invincible, And then is swept away By holy rage--- By wrath which threw The tow'rs of Babylon Into the earth, Gave Egypt's army To the sea, And burned the city of Lot, With all its evil. And, looking up, man spies With growing terror The fearsome anger Of the Great Almighty, And trembles, seeing now What he has spurned, And covers his face With arms he thought touch'd Heaven.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 3/29/2014 5:41:00 AM
Well constructed and penned poem. Congrats on a fine win, kristin
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Date: 3/29/2014 1:16:00 AM
Kristin, Congratulations! Thank you for the support. Enjoy my latest blog if you like. It's called "Lunatics On The Loose." Stay tuned, I'll have a new contest coming up in a few days. Always & Forever ~LINDA~
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Date: 3/17/2014 11:12:00 AM
Very well expressed. Man never learns, till it is then too late. // paul
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