February's Poetry Corner

Treasured Bond
By: Dorothy Kardas,Psy.D.Th.D.

Deceitful are lips which cry out
That sin does not breed moral and physical ills
That moral failings do not bring about death.
Ponder instead
Over each drop
Of His costly Blood...

Devious are lips which claim
That in pain there is not much merit and gain.
Ponder instead
Upon each drop
Of His Sacred Blood...

Deceiving are lips which utter
That being alive can dishearten thee
Deceiving are those that abhor the painful
Painful yet as gems imperishable... gainful
Lips that vainly rejoice and cheer
Displeasing lips
Dispraising the painful and gainful
Instead of praising...
Instead of pleasing the Lord...
For cunning indeed is the lore
Of children of the world
Rather guard,
Ponder upon
And at all times treasure,
The perfect treasure of His Sacred Blood.

Dorothy K. Kardas is a poet and has authored several poetry and essay books. Born July 21st, 1957 in Poland, her poems have also appearexd in several anthologies and have received several awards. Her poems have an erudite feel to them and often require the reader to use a dictionary to get the full meaning of the words. More of her poems can be found at here. This poem is published on this webpage with her permission.

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