Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PRODIGAL SON, by SEYMOUR GORDDEN LINK


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PRODIGAL SON, by                    
First Line: It was foretold...And christ returned to earth!
Last Line: But jesus froze to death behind a breadline!
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


It was foretold ... and Christ returned to earth!
...one cold December morning in a manger
He was found by three wise men, each one a stranger
To faith, who would have shut their eyes in mirth
Had anyone suggested virgin birth
As explanation of this sudden danger
To the town's stability. The Banker, Granger,
Sheriff ... sadly spoke about the dearth.

Jesus fled the county home. He tried
Telling men the things they had forgot
Of love and peace ... but heedless millions died
On the silver altars of Iscariot.
The deeds of Judas blared in every headline,
But Jesus froze to death behind a breadline!





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