+ Jonah- The Prophet Sent To Learn Poem by Jordan Legaspi

Jonah -The Prophet sent to Learn


There was a man named Jonah
In the Bible his life was recorded
With all his works and his droll adventure
Speaks of the wrath of God soon will come
To the people of Nineveh

Jonah goes at once but not to this city
Instead sailed to the sea away and away
With an iron head and heavy heart
Forget about God and the people and the city
And he toasted the waves and sailed against the wind

But God called him and called him again
Sending rain and strong wind to prevent him
Till the ship almost find its end
Fighting against death who was waiting
For the final fall of its puddle

Then Jonah think of God who ask him
For the task of every prophets to bring words to the king
Of consolation or doom
The warning of death whose sins overthrows
The faith to God who created heaven and earth

Then after the long night Jonah
To the sea he jammed and courage screw into his chest
Then God send a whale to save him
From the roaring of the seas find refuge into his belly
And Jonah was saved ashore after three days

Jonah then walked to the city all day
To proclaim the anger of God throughout Nineveh
Small and great hear him wealthy and slave accepted him
And the king of Nineveh together with his household
And all the creatures should not eat nor drink

After the day God will forgive them and send his angels
To hear their plea of forgiveness to the heavens’ bless
And console them from their sinfulness and wickedness
So was God lord of pardon hear them
And never to destroy the city who finds their way


Note:
Inspired from the book of Jonah one of the author’s favorite stories in the Old Testament.
Jonah (Hebrew: י ו ֹ נ ָ ה , Modern Yona Tiberian jon'ɔ h; Arabic: ي و ن س ‎ , Yunus or ي و ن ا ن , Yunaan; Latin Ionas; 'Dove') is the name given in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament) to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BC, the central character in the Book of Jonah famous for being swallowed by a fish. He is also mentioned in the Qur'an as a prophet of Islam.