Spare the rod
You’ll come to hate the child
King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes
Isn’t that wild
Commentators cite Abraham the Patriarch
who constantly pampered Ishmael
Abraham watched his undisciplined son go off the rails
Not to mention Isaac, who loved Esau, let him do what he wanted
which led Esau to rape women, whom ‘for sport’ he hunted
So, Solomon really meant what he said
Abraham came to hate Ishmael; Isaac, Esau to dread
Yet if you still consider King Solomon an irrelevant old head
Know that his advice came with one proviso
A father must never – ever – strike a child when he is riled!
She whimpers
She screams
Bad temper
It seems
Mom wallows
Dad screams
Pain follows
Bad dreams
Raise a glass to all who care
About civil rights and the Koala bear
Save the planet, spare the rod
Make them listen, ride roughshod
Assume that we're ignorant, tie back our ears
Open our eye's year upon year
"Please let me through, let me go to work"
"Just Stop Oil" said with a smirk
Glued to trains, who's idea was that
The men who pay these idiots, Yes those prats
Disrupt where they can, disrupt everything
Nothing will stop them till the Fat Lady sings
They wreck havoc each day with total impunity
Disrupting our lives away from their communities
Selfish actions that can affect our lives
Not to their families but our children and wives
Enough is enough now, let us decide
Not to be bullied into taking your side
Your actions disgust me, I just want to be
In control of my thoughts which I once thought were free.
Sparing
Spare the rod, spoil the child
Sayings are short-hand stories
Sensible people support and encourage sensitivity
Selflessly give seconds, minutes, hours, days
Sow the seeds of empathy
Save their souls because it's not worth,
spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar.
24 June 2022
GUILE..©2020
JESUS POSSESSED NO GUILE, THE SCRIPTURES ARE TRUE,
HE WALKED AS A MAN THROUGH THIS WORLD A WHILE.
SENT TO ATONE, BUT HIS MANNER WAS KIND
NO DECEIT WAS FOUND IN HIM, BUT ALONE.
DISHONEST HE WAS NOT, HONESTLY HE SOUGHT GOD'S WILL.
FATHER NOT MY WILL, BUT THINE HE REPLIED PRAYING FOR
THE CUP TO PASS. RESPONSIBILITY WAS HIS TO FILL. HE SANCTIFIED
HIS CHURCH AND CLEANSED IT AND WASHED IT WITH WATER BY THE WORD.
HE IS A FRAUD THEY ACCUSED, PROCLAIMING TO BE GOD.
JESUS WAS, OFFERED THE WHOLE WORLD IF HE WOULD SURRENDER.
ATTACKED AT HIS WEAKEST POINT WHEN HE HUNGERED AND THIRST.
FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS, HE NEVER FORFEITED HIS SPLENDOR.
WHO WILL BE THE GREATEST IN OUR ARENA AS WE FIGHT.
BUSINESS, SPORTS WORLDLY PLEASURES. WE ARE, CAUGHT UP IN A
WORLD OF DECEPTION. WHAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH IS FROM THE
HEART. SPARE THE ROD SPOIL THE CHILD WILL NOT LEAD TO PERFECTION.
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR A FRIEND.
To err is human; to forgive, divine
1. Shared virtues be are friends eternal
2. A futile step is a worthless journey
3. In a public forum, liberty is oft impugned
4. Evil is often found at the end of a long leash
5. Prepare for war whenever peace is at hand
6. Vice is a companion of the weak
7. Opportunity is a constant to closed doors
8. Whenever there is light, shadows manifest itself
9. One must first be in the dark, to see the light
10. Fairytales are embellished untruths
11. An unscripted life is a birthright of imagination
12. An encrypted mind is well-rehearsed
13. The unimaginative is a sharp spoon
14. Lethargy is a reason for windows
15. Spare the rod and raise yourself
2020 February 03
Famous poetic lines 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Silent One
"To err is human; to forgive, divine" - Alexander Pope
Spare the rod, spoil the child;
We should take care of our children now;
Just as God does for us...
The Lord is...
The Lord is like a father;
A father to His children;
We are His children;
Father tender and compassionate you those who fear Him;
God, I'm your child an adult now, share not your rod,
like a father
Reprimand me Father I'm your child
written word by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
Psalm 103:13
Spare the rod; spoil the child
So the old proverb read --
and into children, injected dread
but kept them from going hog-wild
Yet many adults just will not hit
until they're really mad --
which always turns out very bad
leaving them emotionally unfit
They lose their cool; they spank too hard
The child begins to cry --
He can't figure out, for the life of it, Why
~ Spanking wasn't long ago banned
Mama if you don't know by now;
I love you;
I never even said out loud
I love you;
When you were alive
You loved me, done all that you could do
For me;
I never ever said out loud;
I was a quiet timid child;
Wasn't no excuse though, to tell you so...(that I mama)
Love you
You've spank me with a belt and switch;
Just like tag I"M IT;
Cried a little, but I'm alright;
Spare the rod spoil the child;
Don't know if you can hear me from heaven;
I should have told you this when you were alive then;
Mama if you don't know by now;
I love you;
I never even said out loud
I love you;
When you were alive
You loved me, done all that you could do
For me;
I never ever said out loud;
I was a quiet timid child;
Wasn't no excuse though, to tell you so...(that I mama)
Love you, mama I
Mama I
Mama I love you;
6/15/19
written by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
Do you understand?
Your child will one day be a man.
What he accomplishes will depend
on how well you taught him.
Carefully teach him
what life is,
or he won't know
how to live.
Every child
must know
when to say yes
and when to say no.
Don't be on an ego trip.
Don't be indulgent
or forget
to use sound wisdom
and God's whip.
I know using the rod
is not what our country says to do.
But if you spare the rod,
you'll spoil the child,
and the Bible says
you'll be a fool.
Janet Marie Bingham
The end of the world is now nigh
the signs are all clear in the sky.
With tempest and storm
and tsunamis that warn
of disasters that leave all forlorn.
When the earth says enough is enough
and nature decides to play rough.
Devastation will reign
bringing slaughter and pain
awash with the blood of the slain.
So please heed the words that I say
and have fun while you can every day.
With fun, zest and zeal
find the joy you can steal
before meeting the earth’s final deal.
Let’s face up to our fate with a prayer
although we are faced with despair.
If we pray to our God
he may just spare the rod
letting you in with a wink and a nod.
Ivor G Davies
The Chestnut observed man
as he bent the Figs boughs
and pulled off her fruit
as nature allows
He opened his mouth
in order to feast
and tore at the fruit
with his hard stony teeth
“Less protected than I”
The Chestnut exclaimed
“See how my offspring hold close to my frame.
Outside they’re protected with a fortress spines
while inside of their carp they are soft linen lined.
To the hand of the man, we do not fall prey
and end up his banquet, his food or buffet.”
The Fig and her young started to laugh
Man is ingenues, you stupid old sod
He’ll have you fruit and he wont spare the rod
He’ll throw stakes and stones into you crown
and all of your children will come tumbling down,
to be broken and trampled and maimed my man’s feet
and emerge from their armor in total defeat.
You think your nipes better?
Better than mine?
Simply because they carry a spin?
While gently we’re touched by the harvester’s hand
Your saps will know nothing but the violence of man.
He stumbled through its locked doors
And fell on its icy stone floors
Thrown away, he was long forgotten.
They called him ugly, black and rotten.
He called out in a trembling voice,
"Where do I find God?
The one they call Merciful,
Who will not spoil the child, but spare the rod."
And then he saw a figure wearing
Holy white. The forgotten man
Never saw a white so pure,
Innocent, he must have the cure.
He called out to him, but it as if his
Voice was mute. It is as if this holy place
Already cast down judgment, and he deserved no grace-
No mercy shall follow him.
The poor man finally reached
Upon the figure's holy gown,
With a swift strike "Begone devil,
You are not deserving of this holy crown".
The strike was that of coarse thunder.
No lightning - only the sound of contempt
Which echoed through every wall until
Finally piercing the soul's deepest depth.
So the devil got up and left.
With a contemplative sigh,
"God is not in this place."
He cannot be somewhere that does not show His face."
Spare the rod and spoil the child
disapline is not abuse
Yet laughter is your biggest friend
in life's great escapade my friend
It's laughter that makes children smile
creating friends makes life worth while
take your children to the park
it's good to rest and play
I pushed my son upon a swing
in front of him I would then stand
and let him kick and play
his giggles and his laughter
Would make a better day
Granted there are time's my friend
when children need your disapline
but yelling does not always work
Infact sometimes you waste your time
as children simply disregard
a wife that's always yelling hard
Respect they need to gain.
Highway Speed Cops
Have speedy tops!:
Motorists they halt
And check every fault
Mostly: 'Are ya alert
"Fatalities to avert?"
To mind speedo metre
Accidents to deter
Cops raise their Trap
Errant to surely slap!
"Ya can't badly drive
"An' wish to survive!"
Watchful by the road
They'll not spare the rod!
To escape their knuckle
Always mind to buckle
"It'll avert bodily dents
"In times of accidents!"
Cops diligent and inert:
"Ya mind must be alert
"Don't drink an' drive,
"Ya may not arrive!"
Highway speed cops
Loathe drug an' hops:
"Learn to steer so well
"Beelines lead to Hell!"
So, take time to learn
Genuine papers to earn.
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