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Topic: Purposefulness (Purpose in Life) (05/25/06)
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TITLE: Eternal Plans, Divine | Previous Challenge Entry
By Kate Wells
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a child is gone,
a life that God intended.
A secret's safe
so she believes,
And no one is offended.
What difference now?
What's done is done.
And time will surely cure.
She does not know
that God must change
the universe for her.
For every life
has destiny
and purposeful design.
The Father now,
must recreate
eternal plans, divine
A choice is made,
a brandished gun,
a territory taken.
A gang declares
their victory...
A mother's life is shaken
What difference
this Latino boy...
Does anybody care?
His mother holds
his lifeless form
and weeps in Spanish prayer.
The gunman apprehended,
due process
will condemn.
He does not know
that God must change
the universe for him.
For every life
has destiny
and purposeful design.
The Father now
must recreate
eternal plans, divine
A choice is made
a General...
launches a campaign.
And soldiers sent
like army toys
and bombs that fall like rain
destroy dreams
and hope, it seems,
is merely just in vain
They do not know
that God must change
the universe again.
For every life
has destiny
and purposeful design.
The Father now
must recreate
eternal plans, divine.
A choice is made,
a life reclaimed...
A sinner just reborn
A brand new heart
that will replace
the hatred, fear and scorn
What difference now
Can this life make
How many souls to win?
He does not know
the angels dance
to see him
turn from sin.
For every life
has destiny
and purposeful design
The Father now
shall recreate
eternal plans, divine.
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Also, beautifully lyrical and rhythmic.
"What difference
this Latino boy...
Does anybody care?"
"A choice is made
a General...
launches a campaign."
"destroy dreams
and hope, it seems,
is merely just in vain"
The word Latino adds an extra syllable that throws the stanza off. 'A General' just sounds a little awkward to me, as does 'destroy dreams' because of the syllables that are accented. Maybe it's just me. And then you stun me with such beautifully written stanzas like:
"His mother holds
his lifeless form
and weeps in Spanish prayer."
"And soldiers sent
like army toys
and bombs that fall like rain"
I'm with Jan on this one; you moved me! Thank you!
Cat