John Hamilton Poet Ghazal

It Is Not God's Will

It is not God's will

When disaster befalls the innocent, it is not God's will
Hope that the evil one will not repent, it is not God's will

When a tornado strikes and destroys everything in it's path
Some believe that the wind was heaven sent, it is not God's will

When the greedy kill and destroy part of God's own handiwork
Blameless hands to God they cannot present, it is not God's will

When self righteous ones point the finger and judge others as bad
How can they explain it at Christ's judgement, it is not God's will

When a drunk driver decides to take the wheel and takes a life
That decision he will surely lament, it is not God's will

When people blame God for all the evil that happens today
Taught by those in glorious white vestments, it is not God's will

15 syllables per line

John Derek Hamilton
April 27,2016

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Joanna Daniel May 2, 2016 at 3:52 AM A great ghazal:) all such disasters are not God's will but sometimes He allows them, maybe as a warning to come back to HIM:) John Hamilton May 2, 2016 at 7:14 AM You're right he allows, different than causing, good insight, all warning examples should draw humans to his love, Thanks Jo for comments

Pashang Salehi May 1, 2016 at 8:50 PM Very well written for the second attempt. Pashang Salehi August 5, 2016 at 2:12 AM You are very talented... John Hamilton May 2, 2016 at 7:10 AM Thanks Pashang

Robert Heemstra April 29, 2016 at 3:52 PM Well written poem! John Hamilton April 29, 2016 at 5:51 PM Thanks Robert.

Timothy Hicks April 28, 2016 at 11:14 PM Hey John: I think your ghazal has good meter and good use of repetition. I don't typically get into religious debates, but I just wanted to point out that certain passages challenge this ... Isaiah 45:7 says, "I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things" ... in the NT it also says that the rain falls on the just and the unjust .... the problem is that since we aren't omniscient we fail to grasp the bigger picture. John Hamilton April 29, 2016 at 9:18 AM Hi Timothy thanks for your comment on my ghazal it was my second attempt. As to your point from Isaiah of course God can create calamity but to whom? 3 times he created calamity the flood in Noahs day, destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and destruction of Jerusalem by Babylonians, but they were judgments against ungodly conduct, preceded by warnings, and the faithful were preserved, that is the criteria for an act of God. Also the rain falls on both shows he is impartial and provides for all humans, does not say destructive storm winds and rain. Thanks for your input. Timothy Hicks April 28, 2016 at 11:16 PM But I do agree with you that we can't blame God for what others have done because have free-will, and are free to make good or bad choices.

Lin Lane April 27, 2016 at 5:19 PM Judgement of others and vengeance does not belong to us. An excellent ghazal, John. John Hamilton April 27, 2016 at 8:11 PM Thanks Lin