The Chapter

Let me write one chapter of my life
A chapter that is free from brokeness
One word built upon another 
That foundation word is agape love

Pity that some of the foundations laid remain
Amiss because the most important stone
A foundation stone from above was absent
That rock, brick, or cement block weakened

Nothing solid to hold it together just pile of stones
That is shaky or brick with no morter _ready to crumble
First little tremor or heavy rain and the rock moves
One and then another soon the safety net of home gone

Let the final chapter read the foundation repaired
The home saved looks better today than at anytime
Freshly painted, floors repaired, comes with all modern
Appliances, looks better than when it was built eons ago

(Used some metaphoric language with irregular meter)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010


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Date: 8/23/2010 5:32:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Sara in Deborah Guzzi's contest "Free Verse Jewels of the Crown". Love, Carol
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Date: 8/22/2010 3:17:00 PM
No crumbling in the foundation of this great poem, Sara! Congratulations on your win! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 8/22/2010 8:32:00 AM
Congrats on your win, Sara, Enjoyed the read of this poem and thank you for your comment on "Shadows of the Night". Have a nice new week!...Gert
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Date: 8/22/2010 6:49:00 AM
Sara, A great write. I would love my foundation to be the same. Thank you for your comment on my work. Jerri
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Date: 8/21/2010 5:44:00 PM
Congrats on the win, Sara
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Date: 8/21/2010 7:11:00 AM
Congrats Sara on your winning poem in Debbie's contest with this brilliant write.. enjoy my friend..ciao..luv..
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Date: 8/19/2010 6:19:00 PM
enjoyed reading today!
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