LIKE SALT AND PEPPER
I consider myself a "help-mate"
I believe that's what God wants me to be
I can pick up nails and a hammer
if my mate needs help from me
If I see him struggle with something
I'm quick to rush right to his side
it's not because I feel I have to
but it's the Lord I want to abide
Even if frustration consumes me
I try to do whatever I can
My beliefs dictate that I'm here to help
It's the law between woman and man
But, I'd like to add a word of caution
God didn't make me to be his slave
so remember when you're in a marriage
Being a help-mate goes both ways
I know that the Bible states
It's not good for a man to be alone
but neither is it for a woman
she's not property for you to own
If a marriage is to work in the eyes of God
we must have respect, concern and care
It's like two shakers of salt and pepper
One's no good without the other one there!
~PennyLynne~
Author notes
Written July 20th, 2006
A contest entry
- CONTEST: Help Mates by Forms of Me.
300 points, ended July 24, 2006, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
1 - 13 of 13
-
winner
this is such a wonderful peice of work. I love this, the flow, the message is so awsome!!!! -
boy you have said a mouthful in this piece of great advice for other's that wonder what they could do to make their relationship work for them.
great flow and meter in this and keep being that help-mate
for all us leaders that would drop dead in a day without
support from people like you
Tamara
-
YAY! I'm so happy to see you posting and what an entrance you've made here. This is a fabulous piece, I love the whole concept and it is so very true to life. Awesome job! Blessings, Gypsy
-
Don't fret Barbara...maybe he'll be HER ex too someday LOL...by the sounds of it, he didn't learn anything from the breakup he had with you!! men!!! LOL
-
Well Tanya, when the other person is cursing and swearing and slamming things around, it's a pretty good bet that they need some help!!!! LOL But I know exactly what you mean... along with a lot of other lessons in life that we have to learn, there is a fine line here as well.. when to be a help-mate or helper, when to just step aside and let them figure things out themselves and then maybe assist later, wait for THEM to ask, or just walk away and let them have at it!!!! LOL
I thank everyone for their input and excellent comments. Even though I didn't win, place or show in this contest, it sure sparked some debate and left ME with something to ponder
-
Defintely some words of wisdom here. If I may, however, read this out of context of the contest and of the Bible, sometimes when one rushes to help the other, the one being helped may not necessarily want the help (or want to admit he or she needs the help). Sometimes we have to find a way to assist without making them feel like we're helping, know what I mean?
-
I enjoyed your poem very much, Penny! A good marriage involves give and take with both partners giving and taking. It's okay if one person needs a little more attention at times (due to illness or some other reason) as long as it's understood that if the situation changes and the other person needs more attention in the future, they can depend on their partner to do the same for them.
<3 Maureen
-
Can I get an AMEN!!!
My ex was here last month with his fiancee, and he treats her the same way he treated me....as a slave... 'get me this, get me that, blah, blah, blah'.....
made me reinforce just why he's my ex. 
Beautiful poem, full of wonderful sage advice. I hope many follow your words.
-
If only more married folks would see things this way. So many feel that if they do the others' bidding or help with what might normally the work of the other, they might seem as 'slave'. You've made some wonderfully valid points in this poem, Penny.
It's simply and beautifully written, well rhymed, smooth flow, make it a pleasure to read and ponder.
God luck in the contest I'm, so glad to see you posting again, my friend
Dee
-
Rubee, what a wonderful poem about marriage and how we are help mates! Your images of the salt and pepper shakers is great, how we are different but go together so well when we are a married couple.
I really liked your closing stanza:
"If a marriage is to work in the eyes of God
we must have respect, concern and care
It's like two shakers of salt and pepper
One's no good without the other one there!"
I wish you good luck in the contest, I enjoyed your description of help-mates very much.
Susie -
This is indeed a wonderful poem..and a very welcomed entry to this contest! You are right in the way you think...I know we are in agreement...and I do see that you have thought about how God wants us to be as helpmates and I really appreciate that! Thanks for entering.
LIZ -
Awww ...thank you Tommy I truly appreciate you reading my work, whenever the inspiration hits me LOL And I believe in what you say 100%... even tho these are hard times, I still think women should be in the home looking after family...ooops, I don't think that was politically correct LMAO.. but it IS about both pulling together, doing their part to make things work...cos what the man can't do, the woman can, and vice versa. Thank you so much for commenting... take care Tommy
-
Enjoyable
Penny,
What a wonderful poem and too true. It's not that women are inferior. It's that each gender has their role. I'm glad to
see someone agrees! These days with the uncertainty ahead,
sometimes the wife insists to work and in times of need,
nothing wrong with that. These are hard times indeed! I think
that it's about pulling together to make things better but
whatever a couple does is their own business. Thanks for
sharing such a worthy write. Best wishes in the contest!
Good to see you in action again. Take care and keep writing!
Tommy
Adding your comment:
1 - 13 of 13
8 old applause
