A Duck Poem by Liza Sud

A Duck

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Both actiions are like a prank:
First promotion, then - 'go away'.
It is like when you feed a duck
and then you shoot the same duck dead.

There is God above every hunter.
He holds everything in His hand, and
the duck, remaining unkilled, swims
and is singing in torsion field.

The costsaving of money, means
makes you take any loss with ease.
But why do I blindly believe:
Who warms you up - the same One kills?

Brings you near and then He blames.
in a lot of masks - His one Face.
But it's His love which always saves.
It is Christ behind all what's made.

All is from God - when you retire
and promotion that you aspire.
So impose, God, in my heart love
even to those who'll shed my blood.

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Оба действия - как шутка.
повышенье - идите вон.
Это - как прикармливать утку,
а потом - пристрелить ее.

Над охотником есть Господь,
и Он держит все под контролем.
Неубитая утка плывет
и поет в торсионном поле.

Экономия средств и денег
легкой делает все потери,
Почему же я слепо верю:
убивает тот, кто согреет.

Приближает к себе, карает,
в многих ликах - одно Лицо.
но все та же Любовь спасает:
и за всеми стоит - Христос.

Все от Бога - и увольненье,
долгожданное повышенье,
Всели в сердце, Боже, любовь
даже к тем, кто прольет мне кровь.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: work
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Daniel Brick 01 July 2016

The last three lines are a succinct summary of the Chrisitian position regarding Mercy. It always comes as a startling surprise, because first Justice is discussed, and we get scared, and then mercy comes forth and we are reassured. The Christian view of Hell was formulated by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. He argued unbaptized babies went to eternal suffering in Hell because God's justice demanded it. Later theologians rejected this. Can you imagine a saint like St. Francis arguing that? Or St. John of Krogstadt?

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