Lust and Chastity

Haiku Lust and Chastity

 

He watches her bathe

Lust and chastity collide

One of the seven

 

 

Lust a deadly sin

Chastity, glory to God

The Father see’s all

 

 

Chastity marks worth

Virtue is a woman’s crown

Woe to one who falls

 

 

Lust brought him to ruin

Coveted another’s wife

David feels God’s wrath

 

 

Lust for Bathsheba

Uriah was sent to die

Sin was committed

 

 

Her chastity spurned

Uriah’s blood cries out to God

Punishment on both

 

 

He was of God’s heart

God’s chastisement now on him

And Bathsheba too

 

 

Now all sin erupts

Brother violates a sister

Riff between brothers

 

 

Sons turn from father

Brother turns against brother

One’s life is taken

 

 

Sin brings forth a child

Baby is sent back to God

Mourning cries are heard

 

 

Be begs forgiveness

And opens his heart to God

Down on bended knee

 

 

God shows His mercy

Another child is given

Solomon the king

 

Moral of this tale

Women are to be faithful

Men cleave to their wives

Reviews

[Sister Suzie]

From one extreme to another. A great haiku stream.

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Congratulations for winning the Lust-and-Chastity Haiku Contest!

Sal

[Frances O'Neill]

Great bible story! It's a tough comparison, lust and charity, they being at either end of the

extremes, neverthless nicely strung.

[Sharon Miller Bolander]

You've told the story well in haiku, Nancy. The picture and layout add a very good visual presentation, too. I'm not good at very short forms; that fact makes me appreciate your work even more. Sharon