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Evil rides abroad at night
Cloaked in clouds that hide the light,
Looking for a fertile bed
Upon which to rest his head;
His evil thoughts in dreams are spread,
Filling us with utmost dread.
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Evil prowls the minds of men,
Seeking foothold to craft his den.
He plants his seed where e’er he goes,
Finding places well disposed –
And they’re aplenty, heaven knows –
Offering space for his repose.
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Oh God in Heaven help us to see
When all is not as it purports to be,
To recognise evil’s distorted face;
Bless us with Your holy grace
That none is misled by his carapace
In traversing life’s obstacle race.
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©DGA 21 March 2012 11:24
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22/03/2012 at 2:11 pm
Your poem gave me the shivers, Adee. Well done. xx
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22/03/2012 at 9:05 pm
Evil is scary, AD. Thanks so much. ♥
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22/03/2012 at 3:03 pm
Yes, Denise, we need God’s grace … evil can wear clothes of goodness, to fool us, pull us into the evil web. Blessings – Maxi
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22/03/2012 at 9:06 pm
That is very true, Maxi. Bless you! ♥
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22/03/2012 at 3:42 pm
Well written Adee – wow!
*hugs*
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22/03/2012 at 9:07 pm
Thank you, Hope!
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22/03/2012 at 4:35 pm
‘What evil lurks in the heart of man?
Only the “Shadow” knows!’
Great work!!
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22/03/2012 at 9:09 pm
Sometimes we can be very susceptible to corruption, Jake.
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23/03/2012 at 6:56 am
Not you,,I know you are incorruptable, me, on the other hand,,,I can be bought.
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23/03/2012 at 8:20 am
Unfortunately we’re all human, Jake. Me too…
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22/03/2012 at 5:47 pm
ugh, evil does slink in very deceptively if we are not ever vigilant in watching for it…
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22/03/2012 at 9:10 pm
That’s the thing, Brian… sometimes it takes over almost before we become aware…
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22/03/2012 at 7:25 pm
Powerful..
I’d like to see this brought to life in a Batman comic!
Seriously, that would work really well, I think.
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22/03/2012 at 9:13 pm
Thanks, Hook, perhaps you can do it?
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22/03/2012 at 9:55 pm
Well put Denise.
Perhaps the solution is to render our ground infertile as far as evil is concerned.
Seek good, hate evil
Thank you
John
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22/03/2012 at 9:58 pm
By the way, when i go out, June says to me “Be Good!”
My reply “I’ll do my best, but it isn’t easy”
John
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22/03/2012 at 10:11 pm
Yes, I do think that is the answer, John. Thank you.
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22/03/2012 at 10:13 pm
I have always said that to my children right from when they were little!!!
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22/03/2012 at 10:41 pm
had to look up carapace. Fitting word as most envision devil as reptilian or insect mixed in human form.
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23/03/2012 at 9:23 am
That is a word I have never used until now, but it came to me and I googled it to find it exactly what I was looking for, Carl.
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23/03/2012 at 3:02 am
Fortunately we have God on our side. He opens our eyes to see and then we can choose.
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23/03/2012 at 9:21 am
God is great, but we must be on the alert too, Jeannie.
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23/03/2012 at 3:08 am
A cleverly crafted poem, Adee, and I particularly liked these lines
“And they’re aplenty, heaven knows –
Offering space for his repose.”
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23/03/2012 at 8:19 am
Thank you very much, Bb!
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23/03/2012 at 8:56 am
Evil the vagabond that knows no mercy!
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23/03/2012 at 9:24 am
Yes, Inzwakazi, I don’t think evil has any mercy at all.
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23/03/2012 at 1:14 pm
It’s good to see someone writing about the other side of the coin.
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24/03/2012 at 7:14 am
Thanks for that, Tilly. I wondered what kind of reception this poem would have… 🙂
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23/03/2012 at 4:15 pm
“When all is not as it purports to be……That none is misled by his carapace”
The first demands discretion and a sense of seeing through intentions amd to be always on guard at the risk of doubting the well-intended; the second needs intuition and working of the sixth sense. Over enthusiasm, undeserved attention, over-civility, sweeter than sweet talk are some of the hall-marks.
This is a good advice for the young, my friend. Perhaps timely too.
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24/03/2012 at 7:17 am
I would love it if these words could ‘save’ someone from their impetuosity. That would be wonderful!
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23/03/2012 at 8:03 pm
Sometimes evil does indeed hide in sneaky ways!
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24/03/2012 at 7:18 am
Oh yes, and how, Liz!
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23/03/2012 at 10:45 pm
Ooooh, gracious, and here I have been, featuring the devil rather large in my posts recently….
Great poem 🙂
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24/03/2012 at 7:20 am
Haha, Kate, as long as you have given him bad publicity… thank you!
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26/03/2012 at 5:59 pm
Well done poem, Denise. I hope that your less frequent posting is the result of HAPPY ACTIVITIES filling your days. 😀
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27/03/2012 at 8:20 am
Mostly good, Nancy… Little bit of pressure, but not more than I think I can handle at the moment. Thank you! ♥
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27/03/2012 at 2:36 am
I really like the rhythm in this one. And yes, evil is out there all the time in various guises. Waiting to pounce…..
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27/03/2012 at 8:21 am
Thanks, Selma. Evil can change everything, given half a chance… 😦
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