A Poem Worth Heeding!

As mentioned in my last entry, Amy Aduddell wrote a poem which she read to us at the end of her Lucy Pevensie monologue for fourth grade. It sums up PERFECTLY the themes of The Lion,The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis.

Lucy’s Cautionary Tale"

By Amy Aduddell

Listen friends, and listen well

To a cautionary tale,
Of a boy who did not wait

To have good things upon his plate.

His bitterness and selfish pride

Led Edmund to the darkest side;

They kept him blind - he couldn’t see,

The “White Queen” was his enemy.

And so you see, he made bad choices-

And listened to the wicked voices.

The Turkish Delight & lies he told

Had left a sickness in his soul.

So further down the path he’d stray

He should’ve gone the other way.

His throne was there at Cair Paravel

And not there in the witch’s jail.

He chose the wrong & not the right,

And sold his soul for Turkish Delight.

An evil witch, a promised throne,

Would leave him empty and all alone.

But then he felt it was too late,

His treachery had sealed his fate.

And though he wished with all his might

He had no power to set things right.

But let not your heart begin to sink,

“-though it may be harder than you think.”

For Edmund’s folly – his sin and such,

Have consequences and matter much.

The Lion King now became,

his only hope, the only name,

“He is not safe, but He is good”

Aslan – King of all the wood.

What’s to be done? Oh, what’s to be?

Only Aslan can set him free.

The innocent one – must sacrifice,

But He is willing to pay the price.

Now don’t look too harshly on Edmund’s sin,

For see we all are just like him.

Our sins and wrong things that we do,

Have left us needing a Savior too.

So if you’re lost, in a dark place,

Call out to God and seek His face.

His promises are always best,

Just do what’s right and you’ll be blessed.

Wait on God – for His best plan,

Read His Word to understand.

You’re patience will require faith

But His promises are worth the wait.