Poetry
It sure looked good, when Eve first saw the fruit,
And tasted it; by serpent was beguiled.
She never meant creation to pollute
With sin and death, but Satan slyly smiled.
It sure looked good, when Lot selected land;
Near Sodom and Gomorrah he remained,
But things did not work out as he had planned,
When fire and brimstone on the cities rained.
It sure looked good, the lentil stew, that day,
When Esau came in tired from the kill;
So good, his birthright he would trade away.
Too high a price he paid to eat his fill.
It sure looked good, to one strong Nazirite,
Enamored of a heathen Philistine,
To share his secret strength; It cost his sight,
And strength, and then his life, revenge to glean.
It sure looked good, to God's anointed king,
To spy upon Bathsheba's evening bath.
Consumed by lust, which led to murdering,
The prophet, Nathan, soon pronounced God's wrath.
It sure looked good, the offer Satan made,
To bow, and rule the kingdoms of the earth,
But Jesus knew 'twas counterfeit, and bade
Him to depart. The offer had no worth.
It sure looked good, in Jesus' parable,
A farmer, building bigger barns, desired.
To store his goods did not seem terrible,
But on that night his life would be required.
It sure looked good, when freedom from their cell
Was offered by an earthquake in the night,
But Paul and Silas would the gospel tell.
The jailer's life and soul was their delight.
It sure looked good, his dream of destiny,
The power and the worship, his desire,
Which drove him on to worthless mutiny.
Oh reign he will, in never-ending fire.
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Sorry it didn't make the challenge. My entry certainly would submit to yours taking the ribbon.
You did a great job varying the rhyming patterns in your work. Repeating rhymes should never be accepted. I never have the heart to point that out when it's a problem :0)
You know what, you're glittery gold piece is an absolute treasure offering to the Lord. He inspired it, and now He is receiving it from you. List it as a free reprint, and watch it sparkle all over...