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Topic: Illustrate the meaning of “Don’t Try to Walk before You Can Crawl” (without using the actual phrase or literal example). (01/17/08)
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By Rebecca O'Connor
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Who, for so small, was Godly clad
His faith was tiny as the sand
Just a crawler in the land
He practiced daily on his aim
Chucking rocks became quite plain
But better did his faith demand
Though just a crawler in the land
As the shepherd, faced the foe
But seldom ever used a bow
He used the simple not the grand
Since just a crawler in the land
But practice did he faithfully
And saw what God could make him be
He would be all God had planned
Now he walked upon the land
Fought the lion and the bear
Walked right up to lion’s lair
Faced each giant without balk
Faith grew tall and he did walk
The day came when Goliath stood
“I will beat him as I should
Who's this ungodly Philistine?”
Said he, the short and very lean
“How dare he mock God in this way!
I will bring him down today
No more listening to his talk
No more crawling…I will walk!”
And so he walked and did not crawl
He showed the army one and all
What one could do within God’s hand
To stand and walk like his Lord planned
Here’s the moral to be seen
If your mind is rather keen
Before egg turns to butterfly
Larvae on their bellies lie
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I'm a little bit worried about your use of "crawl" and "walk"--maybe using the proverb too much? But I really liked the progression through the poem, and the last 4 lines are simply outstanding.
Ideal for this week's subject.
Great poetry. Great use of the subject. Keep writing. I do poetry too (just not as good as yours.)
Pauly