“When Doubt and Existential Angst Meet Faith” 2.0

When doubt and existential angst meet faith,
the saved hold on and cleave unto their God
through prayer; like Job's wife, apostates oft' saith
“Curse God and die!” when lightning strikes the rod:

consumed by the bolt's power, it loses
hope in the celestial Creator (leaven
of doubt leavens the saints; even Moses,
the Nile-cruising infant sent as from heaven

by Lights, could not invoke ten commandments
from the Mount to erase Israel's trespass
of lacking faith.). The old and new testaments
of antique, ancient time (when giv'n en masse)

reveal and offer for posterity
faith's assured reward and reality!



Sonnet by Ngoc Nguyen The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2023-10-28 at 01:21

Tags Doubt  Faith  Existential 

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Sameen The PoetBay support member heart!
I love how the meter jumps around from the first verse to the next. A great, sound sonnet.
2023-10-29


one trick pony The PoetBay support member heart!
You write a tight sonnet, weaving your conceit (argument) into the thread of the poem. I admire your writing skills.

When Doubt and Existential Angst meet Faith, Faith must be the first to say, "welcome."
2023-10-28