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The donkey Has become a symbol Of it's stubborn ways Not one of the brightest But yet it does not stray It keeps it's head centered and down And does not look side to side For it does not want to lose it's path It carried our saviour To where the ones God sent Him He would go pray It carries the cross On It's back everyday For it's embedded in it's coat Praise this donkey That we should learn from One of the foolish breeds Has shown us daily who we need To be pulled out of the weeds I will keep it's ways in my walk For then the Lord will Use my tongue to talk It pleases God this way To take the foolish The world can not see To be the one that Teaches the scholars What they have learned From mans wisdom Is not who He wants you to be If you want peace and to be free

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Date: 2/15/2023 9:37:00 PM
'It pleases God this way To take the foolish'...... So rightly said! He chose the lowly! I am reminded of the poem of G.K. Chesterton's 'The Donkey' that I taught to my undergraduate students. Beautiful Stephan.
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Date: 11/27/2022 7:54:00 PM
Humility and strength...aspects humans lack os often. Tx 4 posting. ~;o)
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/28/2022 5:57:00 AM
LOL,. : ). Thanks for comments, all praise to God
Date: 11/27/2022 3:23:00 AM
Well written, Stephan. Some jackasses carry the world on their shoulders. We just have to recognize them. Belated congrats on POTD. Charlie
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/27/2022 7:13:00 AM
That's the honest truth my friend, thanks all praise to God
Date: 11/26/2022 12:43:00 PM
Congratulations on your well-deserved POTD, Stephan. You penned an original and wonderful poem.
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/26/2022 2:24:00 PM
Thanks all praise to God, that opened my mind and eyes , even before I began living for God I was like wow a cross on his back : )
Date: 11/24/2022 2:28:00 PM
Congratulations on your POTD. A very original and thought-provoking piece, Dear Poet. Best wishes ~ Mala
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/24/2022 5:07:00 PM
Thanks all praise to God , may God keep me on the path of the donkey LOL, love ya
Date: 11/24/2022 11:17:00 AM
Hello Stephen McBride, Congratulations on your POTD. Enjoy your your day. It is nice to meet you my friend.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/25/2022 10:42:00 AM
Hello Stephen McBride, Enjoy your day my friend. My Thanksgiving Day celebration is in October. Enjoy yours my friend.
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/24/2022 1:31:00 PM
Thanks all glory to God , hope you have a great thanks giving
Date: 11/24/2022 6:13:00 AM
Congratulations Stephan, on the honor of your POTD!
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/24/2022 6:38:00 AM
All glory to God , love ya
Date: 11/24/2022 5:40:00 AM
Stephan, wonderful poem and congratulations on receiving the POEM OF THE DAY honor, well done !
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/24/2022 6:41:00 AM
Thanks all glory to God to give us another example to follow : ). This is how God would wish we could live, when the spirit at Pentacost came into them people thought they were drunk at 9 am,. This poem has had me laughing , my wife getting worried
Date: 11/24/2022 4:59:00 AM
Congratulations for POTD :)
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/24/2022 6:42:00 AM
Thanks all Glory to God, love ya
Date: 11/24/2022 3:40:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved POTD dear Stephan !
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/24/2022 6:43:00 AM
Thanks all glory to God, when y'all pray today don't forget to thank your not a turkey, : ) Jesus probably felt like turkey on Thanksgiving on the run, but who knew if you eat His flesh then you will inherit life and drink from His cup
Date: 11/24/2022 1:31:00 AM
- Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. ... a lovely poem, Stephan -
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/24/2022 3:08:00 AM
Thanks all praise to God, what a blessing the one I was writing for fun , but that cross on a donkeys back has always stood out to me LOL
Date: 11/24/2022 1:21:00 AM
A thought provoking verse Stephan, congratulations to you on the honour of POTD. Tom.
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/24/2022 3:11:00 AM
Thanks Tom all praise to God, that fills my mind with anything to try and reach someone, but I do love that cross on a donkey, the donkeys will is better than mine LOL,. I have to die moment by moment to try and carry the cross, love ya
Date: 11/24/2022 12:38:00 AM
An unusual but original idea ~ congrats on POTD, Stephan
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/24/2022 3:16:00 AM
Thanks all glory to God, for that cross on the donkeys back , to remind us
Date: 11/23/2022 6:17:00 PM
"It pleases God this way To take the foolish The world can not see"..... What a sublime thought. We must learn not to underrate anybody. Those who are foolish in the eyes of man can teach the world many things and are more precious and valued by God. Great poem. Into my FAVE.
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/24/2022 3:20:00 AM
Indeed valsa, almost everything pleases God opposite than we see, before we seek Him, love ya. Poor become rich, lose this life to gain life, and on and on
Date: 11/23/2022 3:05:00 PM
The Lord uses us all when we are willing to be his interment of peace dear poet. Nice one
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/23/2022 3:32:00 PM
Yes indeed he wants us all, May God be with you, all praise to God
Date: 11/23/2022 1:49:00 PM
Well written Stephan. May peace and freedom be with you :)
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Stephan McBride
Date: 11/23/2022 2:06:00 PM
Thanks this one was for fun, but still has alot to learn from it, bless you in your writing for shinning the light

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