Memento on the moon, our demise that’s too soon—
since ancient moral laws, our reasoning had flaws.
The Ten Commandments bold, the wisdom of old told,
its light spread in a rush, but now collective hush.
Man’s creation will bloom, like destructive mushroom
casts the atomic streams over our shattered dreams.
Echoes of progress vast – tyranny’s shadow cast,
encapsulated whim in firmament now swim.
The paradox of Man of should he if he can,
or must he heed balance between greed and lost glance?
The Ten Commandments
Why are these stones
So important they say
Do we really need them?
Let us remove them from display
It's more than just old engraved stones
That we place upon our walls
It was written by the finger of God
It established our Constitution
It's the foundation of our Laws
We must always guard this Landmark
Never allow them to take them away
Write them upon the post of our house
Write them upon the gates and highway
Write them upon the table of our heart
We must teach them to our children
And diligently pray
Our land is filled with violence
Crimes floods the streets
Why Because we have forsaken
The laws that made us free.
America! Bring prayer back in our schools
Let's let God's Law be the Golden Rule
Yes, we need the Ten Commandments
Let us not be a Fool
©Copyright2004 Written By Susan R. Smith
I could make excuses
Or claim I was possessed
But fact would find its way out
Of duplicity confessed
So I will speak those truths
Clandestine in my past
Although far from my first mistakes
I vow each one the last
I have worshiped money
My words have been profane
I have ignored the Sabbath
And caused my parents pain
I’ve smashed some helpless insects
Thought things much less than pure
I’ve pilfered things that were not mine
Because I wanted more
I’ve lied for no good reason
Desired someone’s spouse
I've longed for their possessions
And coveted their house
My excuse has been I’m human
An average bipedal fool
The Lord made only ten mandates
I’ve fractured every rule
Yet God is ever merciful
So I strive every day
To keep all Ten Commandments
Past tense is past… I pray
The Ten Commandments
1. Don't pick your scabs.
2. Don't put anything in your ear except your elbow.
3. Pee before you go to bed.
4. Pick up your dirty clothes and put them in the hamper.
5. Finish everything on your plate.
6. Did you say please?
7. Wash behind your ears.
8. Chew with your mouth closed.
9. Clean your room.
10. Do what I say not what I do.
Hide and seek
Seek then hide
Ask and refuse
Refuse then ask
Be the fan-belt
Discover her springs
Warm up her autumns
Heat up her winters
Cool down her summers
Then pamper, flatter
Love God with heart's best; from Him don't depart
Bestowed on you is protective command
Triumphantly around promised land's rampart
Fulfill with faith, pleased by the Lord's demand.
Love your neighbor as yourself thru God's grace
Heavenly role midst golden rule indeed
Purged from sin's death wages and guilt's disgrace
Fulfill Saviour's statutes in word and deed.
Awed by the Almighty's glorious presence
I stand before Him humbled, yet grateful
Sealed with perpetual spiritual incense
For grand stewardship, joyously faithful.
"Love God and others"* is blessed commission
I strive to do so by His compassion.
*Luke 10:27 ...He (Jesus) answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
December 29, 2019
6th place, "Movie Magic" Poetry Contest
Chosen film: "The Ten Commandments"
Sponsored by Gregory R. Barden; judged on 3/21/2019.
(fact contest poem)
The ten commandments are easily broken
By those who should of known them well
It's been broken like bunch a broken wings
Like thieves and devil's and demons and malpractioners
They play they games like scorns and home weckers
Like miserable sinners who assume they way to happiness is by ruin another.
The ten commandments are easily broken
By those who should of known them well
For they do ,that's why the world is at it's hell.
To get closer to God, we must attend Church and pray.
And there are Ten Commandments everybody must obey.
We must live the way that Jehovah wants us to live.
When we are wronged by people, we must forgive.
If we put God first, Heaven is where we'll go.
God's Ten Commandments are listed below:
1. You shall have no other Gods before me.
2. You shall not worship idols.
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it Holy.
5. Honour your father and mother.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's things.
Thou art enjoined to enjoyment,
Exhorted to exultation.
Thy responsibility is to be responsive,
and impishness be thy imperative.
So cherish thy good cheer,
And be not judicious in jubilation –
Rather exude exuberance,
For to revel is a revelation, and
It is on pain of death that
That thou art commanded to Live!
1O. Shut your trap to avoid any flap
9. Do not be overly fraught by "conventional thought" (dinosaurism)
8. Know how to deal with Soylent Green People
7. Stuff your ideas and different views-tip toe on the softest of shoes
6. Paperwork and procedure (I know) one can't bumble...doing so will make ya really humble
5. That being said, just go with the herd...bite your tongue people! Don't say a word!
4. Don't think too much-like we did...that special group without computers as a kid
3. If number four applies to you, don't question the almightly computer (as I sometimes do)
2. Clever, innovative, challenging, and problematic...yes, DAMNIT!, sometimes it pays to be
erratic
1. You are not a weirdo, strange, or dumb...just follow the status-quo, and get the **** done
Ironic, yes; I am able to say this over the "net". Contradictory, sure; technology is a
menacing lure. Maybe good 'ol Ray Bradbury was right on the money, and this is all pretty
darn funny. Farenhieght 451, I think your day may come. RIP books and innovation.
From whose words,the ten commandments
It doesn't matter,you shouldn't break
The lord you see,as it reads
You shall have no other gods before me
If you shall ever do wrong by these commandments
You'll feel the pain
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain
If you don't remember these commandments
Not necessarily,but to hell you'll fall slowly
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy
There's no need to be faithful to another,but
Honor your father and your mother
Unless you want to be pinned on a girder
You shall not murder
You'll for sure be in misery
You shall not commit adultery
All the wrong you do will be revealed
You shall not steal
Don't lie if you can't return to your friend a favor
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
The desire to have what's not yours,craver
You shall not covet anything that is your neighbor's
1) JUST ONE GOD
2) HONOR YER MA AND PA
3) NO TELLIN' TALES OR GOSSIPIN'
4) GIT YERSELF TO SUNDAY MEETIN'
5) PUT NOTHIN' BEFORE GOD
6) NO FOOLIN' AROUND WITH ANOTHER FELLA'S GAL
7) NO KILLIN'
8) WATCH YER MOUTH
9) DON'T TAKE WHAT AIN'T YERS
10) DON'T BE HANKERIN' FER YER BUDDY'S STUFF
Author Unknown
I don't know who wrote this but I loved it and wanted to share it with you all.
To stand before the one I love
and tell her how much i care
To gently whisper in her ear
that I'll always be there
To give her things like diamond rings
and play her favorite songs
To hold her hand and sit next to her
be with her all day long
To close my eyes and think of her
when she is away
To bow my head and clasp my hands
and for her fervently pray
When I'm alone I'm sure to phone
just to hear her voice
Impress her ear and make it clear
that she's my one and only choice
And when she bids me that I may
have her in wedded bliss
Then thank God for his kindness
for giving me all this
We will have no other gods before you
We will worship you alone, adore you
For you're a jealous God
And we love you Lord
So we obey and give our selves to be yours
We won't take your name, O God, in vain
But our purpose is to praise and proclaim
And the Sabbath Day
We'll keep it holy
We'll assemble ourselves with your saints
We will honor our mother and father
So we will live long and our lives will prosper
We will not kill
We will not steal
And we will not commit adultery
We won't tell a lie against our neighbors
We won't sow discord among our laborers
Because we love them
We will not covet
The things that you have freely given to us
And these are written in our hearts
Not on tables of stones
Through the Spirit of the Lord
When he refreshes these dry bones
He shows mercy to the children
Yes, to thousands of them
Those who love God above all else
Are those who will obey Him
And we will obey Him, we will obey Him, we will obey Him
Because we love Him, we will obey Him
We will love God above all