The Clergyman and the Ship (Poetry)

@simplfred (20641)
Philippines
August 16, 2019 10:07am CST
Lo and behold! The clergyman knocked At the door of the ship To explain to the captain The hazard of having A broken engine The ship was elegant outside But most people say (people who know this ship) What's within - a jungle Snakes, tigers, hyenas Scorpions, tarantulas, and the likes Plagued the place But the clergyman believes Even jungles have some Lovely animals too And he was right A seem white dove entertain him Giving him some food and refreshment Telling him that the engine of the ship Is the best engine that the clergyman could see Carrying passenger safety to their destination Sealed with love and dedication After the visit of the clergyman to the ship He asked himself why most people Condemned this ship When he himself Saw no dissatisfaction And then the clergyman decided To visit some neighboring ships And asked them How would they describe The ship that he just visited All of them answered Almost exactly the same line "Oh, my dear brother, You cannot salvage anything On that vessel Because the captain Was already swimming at the lake of hell" 12/03/2016 SHIP represents the BODY ENGINE represent the HEART CAPTAIN represent the SOUL
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
16 Aug 19
Nice poem. Good comparison of those characters.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
16 Aug 19
I'm glad you've seen the connection there... Thank you...
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
17 Aug 19
@simplfred You are welcome.
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@Starkinds (32737)
• India
16 Aug 19
Lovely poetry my dear friend
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
16 Aug 19
Much thanks.... Dear friend...
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@Starkinds (32737)
• India
17 Aug 19
@simplfred welcome and good morning
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@db20747 (43419)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
16 Aug 19
Yeah we are the captain of our ships!! We might think we are living right but many are not!! They think they are fine!! But they are not!! They better start doing right!! And follow God's word!!
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
16 Aug 19
I agree... It is hard to see one's reflection... At most, we can see it with other's opinion...
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Aug 19
Great poem and thanks for explaining.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
16 Aug 19
Thank you, my friend...
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