Truth On Mermaids' Tales

Instilled with Bible stories Wrought by God-driven gestures Of faith-anchored victories Our kids doubt mermaids’ ventures. Aware of true creation They know mermaids are men’s tales Amusing recreation Showing beings of fish tails. Having learned Scripture verses They saw Jonah’s great sea-trip* Was caused by God Who blesses Not by mermaids’ wondrous grip. Thus, in the Lord’s glorious light They can, while growing, so glow As merry maids, doing right And young men of good works’ flow. *Jonah 1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. (Quatrain in Jueju syllable counts) September 30, 2019 Honorable Mention, "STRAND PICK 2,ANY THEME..." Poetry Contest Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 4/6/2020.