Furnace Going Strong

Hello, folks.

Let's get right down to business, shall we? Read this poem and tell me what you think of it.

The vast greedy furnace 

Always has to be stoked

"Haul that log and chop that wood."

Were the words that the furnace master spoke

"The fire is getting low and

That just will not do

The furnace owner will be angry

And will come here to get you."

"Yes, yes, now you have it going

And you are a good lad

The furnace being kept well stoked

And fiery will make the furnace owner glad."

"Get some more logs ready now

Because the pile is getting low

And while you are at it, toss in some coal

That will make that furnace glow."

"The furnace must be kept hot at all times

Get more wood and get more coal

And shovel it right on in because

The furnace must be fed."

"Nevermind the soot and the ember ladened air

Haul that log and chop that wood

The furnace must be fed."

"But sir, I beg you to look at the

Children's eyes, for they are turning red!"

"You chop that log and haul that wood

I tell you, the furnace must be fed..."

The name, dear reader, of the furnace 

That you have learned to loathe
And that mankind thinks needs to be fed

Why I thought that you knew

It is called just "furnace hatred."

Some men seem to think, "I do to you what I want to do

And I do it because I can."

Oh, the calloused greed of man's inhumanity to man!

Well, no matter what any might say

The Lord has the last word at the end of the day

Whether brotherhood, neighborhood, statehood, or "worldhood"

Hatred seems to know no bounds

But, the Father's children's faith in Him

Whether here or there, can and will be found
Though they sometimes see red
Because of that old furnace that just has to be fed!

Doing What I Can, While I Can Because I Dare to Care,

Alma L. Stepping On Jones

Blog P. S. - No, precious blog reader, don't say

Smh (shake my head)

Instead

Byh (bow your head)

And 

Pray.

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And never forget that we will be okay at the end of the day.