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salt reflavoured
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth
good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.—Matthew 5:13 KJV
of the earth,
i’m it.
if i lose my savour,
i am shit.
spit
me out
of your mout’:
my clout
is as good
as dearth.
wherewith
shall i be salted
if, self-exalted,
i have defaulted
to uselessness?
the thirsty
thirst,
while hungry men
have hung their yen
and bowed their heads
as good as dead
for want of bread.
for the limping sick,
no walking stick.
the humble
stumble
without a
grumble.
Great God Almighty,
dump me back
into the sea
that i may be
reflavoured
by Your favour!
give me back my taste
for the Living Saviour
for i must make haste
across earth’s barren waste
to set Your people free.
© Copyright 2020 April 22
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.—Matthew 5:13 KJV
of the earth,
i’m it.
if i lose my savour,
i am shit.
spit
me out
of your mout’:
my clout
is as good
as dearth.
wherewith
shall i be salted
if, self-exalted,
i have defaulted
to uselessness?
the thirsty
thirst,
while hungry men
have hung their yen
and bowed their heads
as good as dead
for want of bread.
for the limping sick,
no walking stick.
the humble
stumble
without a
grumble.
Great God Almighty,
dump me back
into the sea
that i may be
reflavoured
by Your favour!
give me back my taste
for the Living Saviour
for i must make haste
across earth’s barren waste
to set Your people free.
© Copyright 2020 April 22
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Published 22nd Apr 2020
| Edited 23rd Apr 2020
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23rd Apr 2020 4:47pm
Wow, cab, that was something... different! Sounds like you just let loose and let it flow with this one. A beautiful redemption song. Loved it, friend :)
23rd Apr 2020 5:07pm
You're so, so supersensitive to truth, NewB!
This was a poem that gushed onto my page in a matter of minutes, but it took me a long time to decide to post it because the language had a tinge of colour beyond my usual.
In the long run, I would not claim that God GAVE me the text; rather, the message is His, although, unfortunately, it has come through a fallible agent, even as Rahab the prostitute was the great-grandmother of Jesus Christ.
Thanks for understanding what to expect and what not to expect of me. You know when I "...just let loose..."
R/L add = topping on cake!
Sincerely
cab
This was a poem that gushed onto my page in a matter of minutes, but it took me a long time to decide to post it because the language had a tinge of colour beyond my usual.
In the long run, I would not claim that God GAVE me the text; rather, the message is His, although, unfortunately, it has come through a fallible agent, even as Rahab the prostitute was the great-grandmother of Jesus Christ.
Thanks for understanding what to expect and what not to expect of me. You know when I "...just let loose..."
R/L add = topping on cake!
Sincerely
cab
