Colan Hiatt Poet Quatrain

The Rescue Mission

"Rescue Mission", was inscribed
On the building just ahead
In letters bold, it offered aid
For the needy, - - food and a bed

Located in an area that was destitute
On the run-down side of town  
Necessities it would provide
For those who society had cast down

It could be a homeless vagabond
Or a trauma laden ex-soldier
Someone whose family has passed on
No one to turn to, now that they're older

There may be a few, who fake a need
And of this, we should be alert
Yet many are as Lazarus was
At the gate, his plight, he did assert

I present to you an analogy
Spiritually speaking, there was a time
I was in dire need of rescue
From the pit of sin, I could not climb

On a mission, - God sent His Son
Rescue the perishing, was His theme
He delivered me, when hope was gone
Like me, - you too, - He will redeem


          Colan L Hiatt  =  04-01-15
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Lanette Kissel May 28, 2015 at 4:02 PM Colan, This is another good poem from you. I'm glad you wrote a poem that honors a fine charity organization, one that I support locally. And our Lord is certainly the only One who can rescue us. Lanette Kissel