Perhaps not everyone could see.
Some who saw refused to follow.
Those who did their lives, once hollow,
were all transformed majestically.
A tiny light far off may be
a beam from an enormous star.
The blood once flowing left a scar.
Did all that happen long ago?
We see the scar and starlit show.
One word confirms just who we are.
Ronovan Hester offers the challenge to use the rhyme word “star” in the C line of a décima having rhyme pattern ABBAACCDDC.


Awesome Frank! Have you seen “The Chosen”? If not, check it out on YouTube. The pilot is called “The Shepherd”. It is awesome!!
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I found it on YouTube and watched “The Shepherd” episode. It was very well done. Thank you for letting me know. The shepherd found the spotless lamb.
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Nicely done, Frank.
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Thank you, Mark!
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Lovely thank you.
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Thank you, Ana!
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This is beautiful, Frank.
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Thank you, Robbie!
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I just read this again. Magnificent!
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Thank you, Jenna! I am glad you like that poem. I enjoyed yours remembering your former students. It reminded me of teaching I did as a grad student long ago.
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Well done, Frank!
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Thank you!
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