In Foolisheness
In Foolishness,
Man conceiveth wisdom and gets rapture in arena
Where wonders of science and refinement are exhibited.
A man young is deemeth foolish to love a woman who
Before, hath given her palm wine to another man, but wise
For a young woman to marry an old ‘big man’ she doth not love.
A man foolishly taketh the woman who hath my heart with her
And foolishly I taketh her back when she cometh to me; And
Men sayeth, foolish! because it doth not conform, like this line.
Foolish the words of Christ seemeth to orthodox minds
That a man is the hero, who becometh a scapegoat of life.
Solomon! thou dinneth not with smart people of this earth; See
Thy whole life contraveneth the norm of devout, cultured men.
Thank thee Lord! Thou alone knowest my foolishness best,
For in foolishness, is the happy redemption I striveth to win.
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