Sunday, September 5, 2010

A Magpie Meal for Thought


One delicious bite,
so began the fall from grace.
From perfection to perdition,
From friendship to shame,
From trust to distrust,
A cover lifted,
so that it became clear,
the change one singular bite wrought.
One hope to restore that which was lost
....Mercy alone.


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31 comments:

  1. One bite to one hope. What grace! Profound.

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  2. and mercy is enough...smiles. nice write!

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  3. one bite from trust to distrust - so true - and yes - mercy alone can restore….like your mag

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  4. Goodness gracious! Was there a lot of strenuous thought put into your poem, or did it spring right out of your marvelous mind!! I feel it had to be spontaneous to speak so vibrantly.

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  5. Yes, it requires mercy -- and amazing grace.

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  6. Love your two first lines; indeed, so began the fall from grace.;;))
    Have a lovely Monday,
    xo

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  7. You expressed a lot of truth in just a few words. I think the reason that the first two lines resonate so much with people is that sin IS pleasurable at first. Yet it destroys--leaving, as you so well said, no hope but grace.

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  8. Mercy as the only hope. So true. One mistake and then the slippery path to destruction. Nice Magpie.

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  9. A parody on Adam and Eve Steviewren? - Dave

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  10. Mercy! This was one of my favorites this week.

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  11. All it takes is one bite! Sweetly succinct!

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  12. Wow the comparisons is great.... "From perfection to perdition," just love it but then you throw in some poignancy and it takes another direction! Just loved it!

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  13. I loved this poem! So thankful for God's perfect mercy and grace!

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  14. That's where it always starts, with just one. Thank goodness for mercy.

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  15. Very lovely, mercy is a wonderful gift indeed!

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  16. A cover lifted so it became clear... love that line. It's what I am all about right now.

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  17. The quality of mercy, too often forgotten. You did brilliantly with this, stevie!

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  18. What an amazing magpie! Such few words yet a deep meaning. Thanks for stopping by my blog! I love your magpie!

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  19. I love this Steviewren! I don't know how I missed it last week...it is truly beautiful!
    By the way Grandchild #9 is adorable!!!

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  20. Very nice: "From perfection to perdition," a lovely line. Now all we can do is hope for the best.

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  21. a good short tale... "From trust to distrust" liked it

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  22. From friendship to shame ?!!

    Bit of a warped view, that!

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