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A DUTY OR ENJOYMENT?
A DUTY OR ENJOYMENT?
Are prayers interesting to say,
Or just a duty we can't shun?
Do they to heaven pave the way,
Or acts through which pleasure is won?
Are they mere visits to the Lord,
Who can decide a lot of things?
We visit Him for His reward
And to avoid the plagues He brings.
To write is not an act we like,
But ask a poet,"is it so?"
For him to indite is the peak
Of pleasure where he likes to go.
Why don't we pray just as we write,
And live with those most lovely Ones?
Then we spend sweet time in God's sight,
And no one such a visit shuns.
BY JOSEPH ZENIEH
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Are prayers interesting to say,
Or just a duty we can't shun?
Do they to heaven pave the way,
Or acts through which pleasure is won?
Are they mere visits to the Lord,
Who can decide a lot of things?
We visit Him for His reward
And to avoid the plagues He brings.
To write is not an act we like,
But ask a poet,"is it so?"
For him to indite is the peak
Of pleasure where he likes to go.
Why don't we pray just as we write,
And live with those most lovely Ones?
Then we spend sweet time in God's sight,
And no one such a visit shuns.
BY JOSEPH ZENIEH
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Published 6th Apr 2018
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- Edited 26th May 2018 6:48pm
6th Apr 2018 4:13pm
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6th Apr 2018 4:14pm
Six questions you have poetically brought in prayer, very nice.
I hope this encourages you to seek and listen for answers and maybe inspire more writes.
I hope this encourages you to seek and listen for answers and maybe inspire more writes.
7th Apr 2018 2:10pm
Dear Tig,
I wrote it expecting discussion, but l don't find any. Thank you for your interest.
I wrote it expecting discussion, but l don't find any. Thank you for your interest.
