Carved In Stone
The sea breathes in and out,
lapping at the shores of doubt.
While I look for traces of God,
among the stars scattered about.
Tracing the path martyrs trod,
I view their beliefs as flawed.
Preaching hell and damnation,
they infer God's love's a fraud.
The truth's the soul's foundation,
never yielding to temptation.
And like a cascading wave,
it questions salvation.
Fearing what lies beyond our graves,
we become religious slaves.
And pray we're not alone,
believing that Jesus saves.
I have some sins to atone,
yet can't place God on a throne.
He's a whisper not a shout,
and He isn't carved in stone.
(An "Interlocking Rubáiyát".)
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Submitted on October 10, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABA BCDC DDXD EEFE FFAF X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 634 |
Words | 114 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 7 |
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