Poetry

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A good name is better,
Than a precious ointment;
Not being a debtor,
Or a disappointment.

It is better to go,
In the day to a place;
Than at night when you know,
That you are a disgrace.

And for the day of death,
Better than time of birth;
After your final breath,
God tells you your true worth.

This is the end of all,
Life lays it to the heart;
Times when you took a fall,
From the Lord you depart.

Grief is best for sorrow,
Sadness makes the heart glad;
Gives hope for tomorrow,
For laughter makes you sad.

A wise heart in mourning,
Better that fools with mirth;
A change without warning,
Changes scope of its worth.

Man to hear a rebuke,
Than hearing songs of fools;
Maybe will cause a fluke,
By using the right tools.

The laughter of the fools,
Also is vanity;
Because they bend the rules,
Showing insanity.

Oppression drives the wise,
A bribe corrupts the heart;
As madness in disguise,
From the Word they depart.

Consider works of God,
As the straight and narrow;
Never will they be flawed,
Never built with sorrow.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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