Duff’s writing challenge #13.

The rusty nail was no tale

it spoke of a time,when humanity was biting the dust

the ill-begotten crowd was crying out loud

and spitting on his name with utter disgust.

The barbarism grew,with his pain anew

with utmost hatred,the cross of shame was raised

they tried in vain,to break his disdain

barely knowing,those painful moments could not be erased.

netting his faith,he fought with death

amidst the curses and the ungodly torture

they stood appalled,with their purpose dulled

as he was chanting prophecies about their bleak future.

within this mass in the blood tainted grass

his acolytes watched in silent gloom

but the heavens above,knew it was an act of love

as his faint smiles said “It’s time to bloom.”

and thus a century passed and his only trace masked

by false messiahs who distorted his teaching

in the name of religion,wars did burgeon

powered by hate and ill preaching.

But some pious mortals will unlock the portals

from whence his truth was once unfurled

and love will rise like a bright sunrise

washing out all the sorrows of the world.

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Comments (19)
  • lillyrose on Oct 19, 2009

    A very good write. The poem flowed with great imagery and your passion shone through.

  • cutedrishti8 on Oct 19, 2009

    Wonderful piece of write

  • Leonardo da Vinci E. on Oct 19, 2009

    Wishful but consistant.

  • Katie Marie on Oct 19, 2009

    Wonderful take on those words my friend. A true tribute to the Man upon that cross.

  • raptor22 on Oct 19, 2009

    Wonderful poem.

  • Vikram Chhabra on Oct 19, 2009

    That was very profound miraj!! The flow of words, imagery and deeper spiritual wisdom took me places!! Great work!

  • Christine Ramsay on Oct 19, 2009

    Wow! That is a very powerful piece and so well written. I take my hat off you. Brilliant!

    Christine

  • Darla Cooke on Oct 19, 2009

    An excellent poem for the challenge!

  • K.Reshma on Oct 19, 2009

    wonderful poem

  • Teves on Oct 19, 2009

    Nice one…

  • James DeVere on Oct 19, 2009

    I would loved to have seen the same writing applied to humanism. Well done. j

  • Radhika Bhargava on Oct 19, 2009

    wonderful and very touchy….Great work

  • XXElleXX on Oct 20, 2009

    You can’t keep a good man down Miraj :-) A wonderful tribute to Jesus Christ..even though I don’t believe.

  • A.L.Smith on Oct 20, 2009

    Great poem, powerful!

  • Duff D Moss on Oct 26, 2009

    That was inspired dude. Good meat in there man!

  • David Crerand on Oct 26, 2009

    What a wonderful interpretation of Christ’s passion. Beautifully done. Great writing.

  • hfj on Oct 26, 2009

    Beautifully written poem for the challenge my friend. No greater “love” has ever been shown to mankind. Well done my friend.

  • maranatha on Oct 27, 2009

    I liked this very much. The imagery is so good, and it flows beautifully. Thank you for sharing it.

  • S A JOHNSON on Dec 18, 2009

    I liked the way it flowed.

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