We tried, but knew we could not say,
“Those others were the ones at fault.”
We went along, insipid salt,
and we ourselves would not obey.
Ours was the wide, not narrow, way
where newscasts pumped each cover lie.
We offered babies up to die
for curses Satan would approve.
That mark we got did help us move
about, buy junk. We scream and cry.
Ronovan Hester offers the rhyme word “move” to be used in the D line of a décima have rhyme pattern ABBAACCDDC for this week’s challenge. I’m thinking of Revelation.


Frank,
Poetic and what’s more, as sharp an indictment as our culture of death deserves.
pax,
dora
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Thank you, Dora!
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And in the end eternal living death.
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That is what we need to avoid. Thank you, Oneta!
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Seems so very relevant considering the headlines of the day. Blessings!
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The headlines make me feel at home in Revelation. Thank you, Michael!
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Powerful piece and so apt considering recent events.
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Thank you, Eugenia!
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You’re welcome, Frank!
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“Insipid salt” — creative word choice and great allusion to the Bible verse. You’re very good at décimas. 🙂
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Thank you, Jenna! I am glad you liked these decimas.
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Wow love that blue flower
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Thank you, Jim!
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yW!
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Nicely done, Frank.
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Thank you, Mark!
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