Antebellum

Today's word is "antebellum" ... Before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War.
"We do well to think of the long tomorrow." A.W. Tozer

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The mores and morals of this age,
Are hard to comprehend,
Things once for granted taken,
Are thrown away instead.

Like antebellum mansions,
Gone with the winds of time,
It seems that mere propriety's
Not desired, not devine.

Commandments from the mountained heights,
Have fallen out of favor,
And whatever's easiest,
Is what the masses favor.

The narrow road is difficult,
For most to travel on,
Rewards are not spontaneous,
And so are frowned upon.

Besides, who's watching anyway,
And whatever does it matter,
If we spurn those ancient rules,
To get what we are after?

But, you see, the law of consequence,
Has not had enough time,
To work out how this all will end,
With dark and fiercest sign.

The yin and yang, the push and pull,
The light and dark contest,
And in the end, the one most bright,
Will be the one that bests.

So, carefully through all your life,
Choose which God you're going to follow,
For as sure as night breaks into dawn,
You're choosing your tomorrows.


Anne Selleck
Copyright 2013