Foolish Games
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Oh, what of the foolish games that we play?
When we say we listen, but won’t come home to stay.
Do we rob from the temple just to have our own way?
Do we neglect all our reading, yet continue to pray?
If we don’t remain in Him; who do we pray to?
How much of the answer we get will be true?
Some folks think that I’m lost in faith or insane!
I listen to their whining, as each day they complain.
They say that the world is not all it should be.
And they long for the Spirit that I have in me.
Though I tell them the answer; that they ought to know
From the world they seek wisdom; into hell they will go!
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Written on November 06, 2007
Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 14, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 612 |
Words | 139 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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