Mary, Mary, what have you done?
At Jesus feet; caught in sin;
Face to face with God's own son;
Brought by cursing angry men.
Mary, Mary can't you hear?
The cries of those condemning you?
Don't you know that death is near?
All they've said completely true?
Mary, Mary look and see;
The angry crowd has gone away.
Hear the Lord's loving plea;
It's time for you to obey
Mary, Mary lift your head
Hear the Son, his word is true!
At this time, you should be dead,
but a loving God's forgiven you!
Mary, Mary shed your tears
and use your hair to wash his feet;
Though your actions met with jeers
by sinful men in their conceit.
Mary, Mary, what's that smell?
A pleasant odor fills the room;
For many years, men shall tell
your sacrifice of sweet perfume.
Mary, Mary just sitting there
letting his words fill your heart.
Though others think you do not care;
You have chosen the better part.
Mary, Mary lift your head;
For this is God's chosen day.
The son of God, will soon be dead,
but from his feet you did not stray!
Mary, Mary time to rise;
Shake off the sadness and the gloom.
For soon the sun will fill the skies
and you must go to Jesus tomb.
Mary, Mary look and see;
Before you came at break of dawn;
From chains of death he's broken free.
Look and see that he is gone!
Mary, Mary run and tell;
The Son of God's no longer dead!
Destroyed the chains of death and hell;
He's risen again just as he said.
Mary, Mary how could you know?
You were a harlot, caught in sin;
That the son of God would love you so;
to honor you above the men.
Mary, Mary how God loves you!
Your broken life now made complete.
But this one thing is clearly true;
You learned it all at Jesus feet.
Author notes
This is the story of Mary Magdalene set to verse
Written July 30th, 2006
PREWRITE
A contest entry
- Prewrite " SPECIAL" by wingsofgold25.
450 points, ended May 17, 2007, 123 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Wow. you only got an honorable mention in this poem? WOw. This poem was beautiful and amazing. You portrayed the life of mary so well and so accurate in this poem. God has truly given you a talent and blessed you so much my friend. I will be back to read more of your works
I have a spantastic day of Praising our Lord and Savior today!! I shall be praying for you my friend 
GOd Bless YOu!!
Charles
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What a glorious story, and a wonderful one to enjoy. Thank you for sharing this with me!
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"WOW" This is stunning one of the most beautiful poems i have read in a long time.I felt like He was right there in the room with me during this time.
Thank you for entering my Contest.
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What a wonderful retelling of a life redeemed by Christ! This was a blessing to read. Thank you!
God bless you
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Thanks Melissa for your wonderful words. I am glad they brought a blessing to you. It was a blessing to me to pen them. These words come from God and not from me. They flow out of me at times and I cannot explain the source other than that. I oft go back and read them and cannot believe I penned them. I also was deeply touched as this flowed out. Thanks for taking the time to read and God bless you.
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Thanks June Bug for your kind words. I love this story in the Bible. I Know of no other story that portrays the love of God more than the story of how he took a harlot, forgave her and eventually allowed her to be honored so. Just amazing. Thanks
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Thanks Musimwa for your kind words. I would be happy to be on your faves list. I am not a great poet and sometimes the words dry up but I do love writing. Thanks for your kindness.
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Thanks "Behind a Smile" for your kind words. I am glad you enjoyed this and the form. It was en emotional write for me. Thanks
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Thanks Jewel for your kind words. It is very nice to have the ink flowing again. Many personal trials seemed to dry it up for a while But I hope I am back to it for a while. God Bless you my friend.
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oh my goodness... this gave me chills as I read... eating up each word penned... this is outstanding in more ways than I can voice... it brought forth such encouragement to this weary soul.... wow... I just don't know what else to say about this... it's awesome and powerful!!!
Excellent writing...
God bless you...
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Ah yes Mary Magdeline, all though I must admit when I first saw the title of the piece I thought of the song Mary, Mary by the Monkees
Nice write.
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Outstanding
wonderful wonderful job, amazing. What a glorious story. How wonderful Gods love, Could you imagine how Mary felt after Jesus arose. I know how he makes me feel Knowing him through his Holy Spirit. The testimony she must have had. Wonderful job. -
excellent
Lovely,i see a deep reflection on this piece of art. This is wonderful dear poet. I do ask u to keep it up. I love the way u express your ideas, so short and touching. Very good keep this up.
I would like to add u as my favourite, if u dont mind. I would like to read more from u.
God bles u dear poet
A pal in art
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very nicely done. although i'm not typically a fan of spiritual poetry, this is quite captivating. your rhyme flows well and doesn't seem forced at all, which is definitely refreshing.
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WOW..DEAR poet..this is magnificent..i love the story ..you did wonderfull job my friend..im glad to see your ink running again
AJ
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