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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: FUSSY (11/17/16)
Fussing, fussing all the time
things have to be my way,
I'll be a Martha any day
even if it's a role play.

I may be pernickety
I may be a pain,
think of the order,
my fussing may gain.

The Martha's of this world
have a neurotic need to please,
they can never be at ease,
a trait of sin appeased.

This way, that way, must be right
till I'm content at the very sight,
fussing unnecessarily now,
don't want to look a silly fright.

Martha you are too busy,
Mary had a better role,
listening to Jesus now,
learning to be made whole.

People who are fussy and worried
with anxious trifles
worry other people
with less scruples.

Frills, furbelows and more
rings and necklaces galore,
things of this world
do not make a lady sure.
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Larry Whittington
11/27/16
We each can make that choice,
to obey Jesus or not.

Keep the poems flowing.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
11/30/16
I could relate right off. You pulled me in and made me smile. I also learned that while in US persnickity is the word, but UK spelling leaves off the s. I love learning those things. Your words flowed nicely and were spot on topic.
Bonnie Bowden 
12/01/16
Congratulations, Dorothy, on winning 4th place in the Intermediate category this week.

Your poem brought a smile to my face. I've always had a spot in my heart for Martha who was left with the cooking and cleaning.