Christopher Flaherty Poet Free verse

It Requires the Will of Man

It requires the will of man

I have to admit at first I thought it was a hapless plan
Simply asking man to do everything he could
In service of the greater good
You know yourself some people are more stubborn than wood 
But if anyone could implement this crazy plan
I knew before me , here stood that very man
He was pleasantly unassuming , sporting no sign of hollywood grooming
It was his words that were booming , his passion all consuming
I pity that poor man chosen to implement that doomed plan
As it required the will of man.

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Sara Kendrick August 16, 2010 at 2:05 AM Not exactly sure about what you are talking about here..I like the like that "some people are more stubborn than wood"..Kinda hard to talk sense into a board and some people used it as their God...Then also a dry board is stiff, impossible to bend but one can carve it into something beautiful but a lot has to be whittled away..That carving away with people is very difficult but if God wants to use us he is the capable carver and designer..Enjoyed the reading of your work..Sara

Wilma Neels August 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM Will of a man, sometimes we're scared to step upto the plate and many things get left unfinished.. won't use the p word hehe

Andrea Dietrich August 2, 2010 at 8:48 PM oh, my gosh, this reminds me of the sonnet I just posted, the Peacemaker. I am guessing we are talking about one in the same "man" Well, how cool that you saw Barcelona. It was the one city I did NOT get to see in Spain. I ran out of money the weekend they did the Barcelona tour from Madrid! I was in north africa but never south. Interesting you find Spain like S. Africa! Luv, Andrea