Daniel Turner Poet Rhyme

Silently -- Life Or Death

Silently, in a potter's field
Obsequious souls do yield
Unfettered from mortal pain
Lamenting to darkness in vain

Life in the physical sense
An existence with recompense
With a facade of vain pretense
Upon judgement the debt will commence

We are all far from perfection
Requiring daily reverent reflection
The conscience is the souls detection
Of our sinful insurrection

Death is simply life repealed
The wages we reap of sin are steep
Prepare as sheep for soon you'll sleep
Silently, in a potter's field

            Feb 3-2016  by Daniel Turner

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Susan Gentry February 12, 2016 at 7:09 AM Congratulations on your HM with the Life or Death theme of this challenging contest! Your poem is awesome on its own, great insight and wisdom in each stanza. :) Contests to me makes the learning fun... Daniel Turner February 12, 2016 at 7:26 AM Thank you, Dear Susan, a true poet. I appreciate your words of kindness and yes I am having fun learning. if I ever learn all of this stuff, Watch Out! (LOL) Peace and have a blessed day:)

Jan Allison February 12, 2016 at 4:04 AM Wish I'd read this earlier - I would have given you the heads up with the alliteration - a great poem Daniel:-) hugs Jan xx Jan Allison February 12, 2016 at 7:17 AM I've failed many times in contests got over 80 N/A's to my name lol:-) maybe some were due to my name ha ha ha:-) hugs jan xxx Daniel Turner February 12, 2016 at 6:40 AM Thanks, Jan. It's ok. The best way to learn something is to fail at it at least once. I think I have it now. I appreciate the kind words and your time and congrats again on you fantastic win. I only know how to write one kind of poem but I am learning daily.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma February 11, 2016 at 9:32 PM Very lovely.. congrats on ur great win with this awesome write Daniel. Daniel Turner February 11, 2016 at 9:38 PM Thank you,, Upma. Maybe one day I'll learn how to write poems correctly. I appreciate your encouraging comments and your continuous support. Have a blessed evening. Peace:)

Connie Marcum Wong February 3, 2016 at 11:32 PM This is simply superb Daniel! I really love your ending lines. #7 Daniel Turner February 4, 2016 at 12:47 AM Thank you, Connie. This was a very hard challenge, but fun. I appreciate the flowers.