What A Fool Was HE ?
There once was a man, a grand man was he.
He was as kind to anyone as he could be.
There was not anyone who did not like him.
Why there was not even an animal that didn’t like him.
I do believe this truly,
He must have been the happiest man alive...
He was the greatest, you see,
If he saw, someone hungry, he would feed them.
He went around only doing good things.
He lived as he spoke with love and compassion
For everyone he met.
He tried to teach others
How to have peace of heart.
There was never a bad word
Which came out of his mouth.
Why he even said that if someone wanted to fight him,
He would turn the other check.
Yet even with a man as good as he.
There came a time when people became jealous of him.
And of the other people that had begun to follow him.
Only because they longed to just be near him.
At that point that he was accused
Of something that was not true.
He was put on trial for a crime he had not done,
Found guilty and was put to death for it.
But, even in death, he forgave them.
Oh, this man, was he not a fool?
For what kind of person would do such a thing?
To give his life for others as he did.
Some say he was the Son of God.
And some say that he was a prophet
Some say that they simply do not know.
Well, to me, I say this, it does not matter.
What he was or who he was.
It is the fact that he was,
And that if we could all live by,
The things that his man taught.
Then, what a world this would be.
There would be no wars,
For everyone would have kindness,
To all their fellow man.
Wow, what a world this would be.
© Rose Patrick Aug 26, 2004
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Written August 26th, 2004
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Good? No! This is fabulous, such heart! This piece has the innocence of a child (I mean that in a good sense) and the wisdom of an elder all rolled into one. The ultimate dream of our world, conveyed simply and yet carries a depth and insight that is magnificent. One of my faves of yours to be sure hun. Although I do love so many of them, this one...says it all! Bravo!
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A good poem. Yes. The fact that he is in all of our lives, whether we believe in God or not is of major importance to society. He touches us all.
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Rose, you did an outstanding job of expressing the beauty of Jesus.
Especially those last two stanzas...they brought the best out in the piece entirely. No matter whether He was 'Prophet', 'God's Son', or just a mere mortal...My belief is that He was the absolute best this world ever produced in man or woman. Love this for its inspirational and uplifting quality. 
Rose
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A truely beautiful write, so true, so wonderfully and somply put. Even though I am a believer and have been for many years, I am of the opinion of this poem, does it really matter who he was or is, and aslong as we all tried to live like him, the world would be a wonderful beautiful peaceful place, A place to be proud of, somewhere that we loved to be with no fear.
I tried to write about Jesus a while ago, but I only got 2 comments, you have done so much better than me.
A wonderful piece about our Lord I enjoyed reading it very much, thank you so much for sharing this with us.
Take care
Elaine
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This is beautiful... I'm not a religious person, but even I got that you are talking about Jesus. It's very... well, let's just say it sends shivers down my spine in parts like "He was put on trail for this crime he had not done. Found guilty and was put to death for it. But even in death he for gave them." (just change trail to trial). This is wonderful; thanks for sharing!
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i love it... this is very well.. i must agree.. next time use spell check.. but you did a very good job..
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a world without sickness, poverty, rape, child abuse, war, that would be a world without humans, for as long as people are alive, allthose bad things will exist. I wish it could exist, but i realize that it won't. good poem, i did notice you have some stuff spelled wrong you might wanna change
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Excellent!
Wonderful Piece, and as always I enjoy reading your poetry!
Great work, and message....please pen on Hun!
Much love always!
-Timothy
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Good
excellent write, enough so to overlook a few homonym errors (or and are, profit and prophet, etc.). I suggest if you enter a contest to fix those errors, but other than that, this is an excellent write, not too blatant and yet, by the end of the piece, with a powerful message impossible to mistake.
Good call.
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