The Message

And now remember, remember, my brethren, That whosoever perisheth, perisheth unto himself; And whosoever doeth iniquity, doeth it unto himself; For behold, ye are free; Ye are permitted to act for yourselves; For behold, God hath given unto you a knowledge And he hath made you free. He hath given unto you That ye might know good from evil, And he hath given unto you that ye might choose life or death; And ye can do good and be restored unto that which is good, Or have that which is good restored unto you; Or ye can do evil, and have that which is evil restored unto you -Samuel the Lamenite
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Lefanue Avatar
May 3, 2012 at 6:10 AM
I enjoyed this poem, Michael. It's great to read a well written poem - I enjoy your poetry. God bless, Maureen
Smith Avatar
April 11, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Ohhh I love this mm I'm actually reading a book called "East of Eden" based off of the story of Cain and Abel, the main theme of it is good versus evil and it's one of the best books of literature I've ever read!
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April 10, 2012 at 8:28 PM
Very good usage of middle english is a poem with a great message.
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