Saturday, September 19, 2009

Draft 3

9/19/09

The Flood

By

Keaton

Rain rushed down upon the earth’s ground.

Lightening streaked across the stormy sky.

Thunder crashed,

Wind bashed,

The earth splashed.

Mad men would mulishly mutter,

But Noah did not splutter.

Inside the Ark, Noah praised and prayed to God,

And his family was not dismayed.

When the rain fell and the earth flooded,

Noah’s eyes were amazed and he was saved.

For across the sky captivating colors made covenant.

Noah’s heart rejoiced.

The Storm raged, but Noah was saved.

Friday, September 4, 2009

September 4, 2009

Draft 4

The Ancient World

By Keaton



Mesopotamia, with two serpentine rushing rivers

And towering ziggurats

Egypt, with flourishing pharaohs

And paramount pyramids fashioned from stone

Israel, with God’s holy law

And the glorious temple of God

Babylon, with the ornate Ishtar Gate

And lush Hanging Gardens

Greece, with countless cunning gods

And astonishing athletes of the Olympics

Rome, with exalted emperors

And its amazing armies

The Ancient World,

Radiant Pyramids, Astonishing Olympians, and

Rome’s Abolishing Armies.