Cenotaph

[FredFourth]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)
The Times, September 1914

Emma crawled onto my lap as we watched the
Cenotaph service. She burrowed in wanting her hug
Ieuan! . . . is heaven full of soldiers with no legs?
Her question floored me, how was I to reply.
Em, intelligent child, asking the eternal
question, where do we go when we die?

Her logic derived from snippets of news reports
and a garbled knowledge of scripture. My answer
is of course: not all who fall will go there,
faith is the key that unlocks that gate.

There are no old or young there,
male or female,
black or yellow,
bruised or broken,
Jew or Gentile,
amputee or diseased.

Flesh or blood cannot enter there,
the same bodies but changed,
mortality into immortality.
At the last trump in an instant,
through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ

Em accepted my explanation,
it is true, Ieuan said so.

[Michael (MV)]

 
Hi Frank,

the poem starts here:

Emma crawled onto my lap as I watched the Cenotaph
service. She burrowed in wanting her hug
Ieuan, pause,
"Is heaven full of soldiers with no legs?"

^^ quotation marks instead of italics

^^ still the rest is prose-like

a link to poetry of Wordsworth: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/183927


I believe it is in keeping with the Lord's Vision that we all arrive to the Haven of the Humane


Frank, do you already have a poem committed to represent another board in this upcoming December IBPC?

If not, I hope you will represent the board with one of your poems.

Please reply in the designated thread at Palaver Upcoming December IBPC 2015: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6162


Thanks, Frank,

Michael (MV)

 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 

[FredFourth]

OK Michael, I will take your advice

But I do need a lead in, an epigraph

'The Waters' likes me to use italics for speech, what do you think?

I did have one representing the board, but not any more, I am free.

I will change the italics, I am kinda fond of hem though.

I don't see this in the Bible:
'I believe it is in keeping with the Lord's Vision that we all arrive to the Haven of the Humane'

I see a separation of sheep and goats in the judgement,
The parable of Lazarus shows clearly a place of suffering after death for the wicked.
I don't see everyone in Eden or paradise or a humane place.

I will revise and post again, thanks for invite which I accept to represent said board.
I don't have to go through the same rigmarole as before, rank, serial number and e-mail surely not?
no other board does it.

I just noticed you wrote one of my poems, will you choose one from below?
Thank you.

1. Cenotaph
2. Grandpa's shack
3. Paris Report

[Bernie01]

Fred---



...would avoid,,,

We must become as little children
to understand the Kingdom of God.


the involved narrative is clear, but is tinged with advocacy. the challenge, to speak in religious terms while remaining poetic.



bernie

[FredFourth]

Yes, Bernie

Run on line I added after Michael pointed out the unwanted beginning.

It must be I am by nature verbose.

Em teaches me by asking a multitude of questions
to make me re-examine, retrace the learning
process. We must become as little children
to understand the Kingdom of God.

I will remove them, they were not in the original any way.

Thanks Bernie

Ever so nice to see you back.

[Michael (MV)]

 
Hi Frank,

I read here that you do not have a poem representing another board:

"I did have one representing the board, but not any more, I am free."


^^ If the above status has not changed, and if you would like to represent the Writer's Block,

then please - ASAP - select a poem that you would like to represent,

and in the designated thread at Palaver Upcoming December IBPC 2015:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6162

post that poem as you would like it forwarded to the finals,

and also include All the needed info.


Thanks,

Michael (MV)

OK Michael, I will take your advice

But I do need a lead in, an epigraph

'The Waters' likes me to use italics for speech, what do you think?

I did have one representing the board, but not any more, I am free.

I will change the italics, I am kinda fond of hem though.

I don't see this in the Bible:
'I believe it is in keeping with the Lord's Vision that we all arrive to the Haven of the Humane'

I see a separation of sheep and goats in the judgement,
The parable of Lazarus shows clearly a place of suffering after death for the wicked.
I don't see everyone in Eden or paradise or a humane place.

I will revise and post again, thanks for invite which I accept to represent said board.
I don't have to go through the same rigmarole as before, rank, serial number and e-mail surely not?
no other board does it.

I just noticed you wrote one of my poems, will you choose one from below?
Thank you.

1. Cenotaph
2. Grandpa's shack
3. Paris Report

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

[FredFourth]

I have sent in altered poem in that thread today Michael with added information as requested.