Salt of The Earth,
My thirst for knowledge,
Took me to the edge,
I wedge myself safely in place,
As I face the onslaught,
It's not like I thought,
Its nothing that could be bought,
Taught to endure,
I hold sure to the promise,
Keeping my heart pure,
I search for a cure,
A chance to change who you once were,
As I stir up the dirt,
I can't tell you how much it hurts,
As sweat spurts from every pore,
My body is sore,
Pulling up roots galore,
I almost can't stand no more,
Salt drips heavily on the Earths floor,
Seeping down into the core,
Add a billion more,
Take a minute to explore,
The salt in the store,
A part of what I work so hard for.
you who’d not change a single thing in life ~ may not get another chance
whereas i’m guaranteed one more presage ~ i’ve sold my soul in advance
satan wouldn’t take it ~ so traded with Lot’s wife for her sustained glance
By David Kavanagh
empathizers of what's possible vs hate women club with nothing plausible
asking to raise the price of insulin~ heartless if you ask the sick’s opinion
hungry to bring Trump down to size~ should the other side finally realize?
outlawed conversion theorapy~stopped forcing what's unnatural with morality
Everyone will be salted with fire. “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”
Mark 9:49?-?50 NIV
Salt once traded ounce for ounce for gold
To preserve food to not harvest mold
All humans and livestock need salt to survive
As the Queen bee is needed in a hive
Sending out pheromones to give guidance
As we shall hear when we dwell in silence
Let us become the salt of the earth
Absorbing the living water unto a new birth
That we might preserve His word
Coming together into One herd
As the spirit guides each of us in unity
To become a divine community
Each grain looks so tiny
But when coming together is mighty
How can we make salt useful again
By absorbing the the One who brings the rain
She lives just down the street from everyone.
Older couples like to talk about her over coffee.
She is the salt of the earth, golden shafts of wheat
waving in wind. She walks her dog, and it sits.
Lines from Everyone's Sister by Mike Bayles
Liberum Divisa Poetry Contest
September 5, 2021
S-he's the salt of the earth,
A-lways there to rescue;
L-onging to help anyone,
L-et she prove it to
Y-ou.
S-he's the salt of the earth,
A-lways there to lend a hand;
N-ot for a time will she ignore
T-he hopeless and poor man.
I-'m awed by the salt of the earth,
A-s she supports all the way;
G-iving aid to humanity
O-n May fifteenth sunny day.
S-he's the salt of the earth,
A-lways there to offer light;
N-ight shadows disappear
T-o set everything aright.
O-pening the heart of man, cleaning up the grime and dirt;
S-he invites to show the truth, she's the salt of the earth.
Rain fill this grave
soften bones that have been so brave;
your heart will hear my chord so simple
bloom an echo sweet and gentle;
to grow as life between the grass
guiding the sun and moon to pass;
listen for my voice is soft and light
a lingering nocturne in the night.
Salt gives flavour to what is
Otherwise bland. The attributes
Of Jesus laid out by God’s almighty
Hand. Be salt today at home, and on
The job. Beware the devil comes only
To steal, destroy, kill and rob.
Salt of the earth, light in a dark place
Demonstrate the character and virtue
Of the saviour. Containers for power
In this earthen vessel made of clay,
Filled with God’s word to distribute
Each and every day.
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