Parable of the Talents

I just heard the people say
The master is going away
He gave us talents to invest
One he gave to me, two and five to the rest

The master is a hard man
He reaps and gathers just because he can
Unlike the others I am not so bold
So I dug a hole and buried his gold

Master returned and was glad to see
The other two servants earned him a lot of money
When I gave master his talent of gold
I'll never forget what I was told

That I was a wicked and lazy servant and I knew
What Master was going to do
Send me into the darkness with no relief
In that place of weeping and gnashing of teeth

God gives talents to us all
To some great and others small
He wants us to teach others to learn
That Jesus is the master and will return
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Proxenos Avatar
October 10, 2018 at 12:13 PM
Hi Timothy, A biblical lesson well worth reading and taking heed of. Enjoyed this poem, lovely flow of words. Regards, Jennifer
Mcguire Avatar
October 10, 2018 at 12:44 PM
Thank you Jennifer
Mcconnell Avatar
September 18, 2018 at 5:02 PM
Fine write Timothy, really like your take on this. Blessings,Gordon
Mcguire Avatar
September 18, 2018 at 5:40 PM
Thank you Gordon, God bless you and yours!
Gauthier Avatar
September 18, 2018 at 9:17 AM
Well penned, Timothy.
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September 18, 2018 at 12:53 PM
Thank you very much Miss Line
Cunningham Avatar
September 18, 2018 at 12:21 AM
So well written Timothy, good luck in the contest. Tom
Mcguire Avatar
September 18, 2018 at 12:54 PM
Thanks Tom
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