And having conquered all

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And Having Conquered All

Men subdue the earth and, humbly, find
That only God can tame the human mind.


This went to the Cloud Couplets list today. Thought some of you might enjoy it, too. The first line remembers God's mandate in Genesis 1.28 to fill and subdue the earth. Reckon he thought that in the process of subduing, we'd figure out that we couldn't subdue our own hearts and search for him? What about it, hoot?

You know, this forum frustrates me. I don't have the time to enjoy all the posts and respond as I'd like! ;-)



-- Randal (motivo@hotmail.com), December 05, 2001

Answers

Beautiful Randal! I know the frustration too of not having enough time for this forum!!

-- Barb in Ky. (bjconthefarm@yahoo.com), December 05, 2001.

yeah Melissa, what is your problem anyway? . . . Big showoff, just gotta have a great website and all. (And a big thank you for the trouble putting up with us nincompoops).

-- j.r. guerra (jrguerra@boultinghousesimpson.com), December 05, 2001.

Beautiful couplet Randal! I am copying this one into my collection. I have a huge book of quotes I have been writing in since I was about 12, and I only put in things I really love. sometimes my family will be here and they will tell me to get out my book, and we read little quotes and poems from!!

Barb, I have missed all you guys and gals latley, I just haven't had time to connect as much as before either.

j.r. you scared me for a minute. I thought "WOW" if j.r. is mad at me I must have done something really awful, but then I read on and realized you were just kidding!!!

I have come to really enjoy each and every one of you and I think of you all often.

-- Melissa (me@home.net), December 05, 2001.


Thanks, all, for your kind comments on the couplet. That one took me a couple of days to work out. Working on another one that's rather contrary; I've had a quote for four days and still haven't been able to coax a couplet out of it.

Ditto on the good comments about CF.

-- Randal (motivo@hotmail.com), December 05, 2001.


Randal-that one goes on my "Door of Fame" The back of my office door is where I post quotes, poetry, cartoons and other favorite things. Thanks!

-- Kelly (Ksaderholm@yahoo.com), December 05, 2001.


Cool, Randal. You really have a gift.

-- Iris (WatchingWideEyed@peaceful.com), December 05, 2001.

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