<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=431621" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A Parable About an Islander</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Once upon a time there lived a preacher.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He was very famous one in the Christian world.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He was the best teacher.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He taught the Word of our Lord.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He visited so many places, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">So many people had joined the church, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He saw so many faces, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">For lonely hearts he did search.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Once his boat had come to an island, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">An island where only one man lived, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">That man was not christened, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Word of our Lord was not there sieved.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It took a preacher a long time</div><div style="margin:10px 0">To teach the man the prayers</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But then he saw the mans' eyes shine</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And full of sincere tears.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At the end of the day the preacher had left, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But what he had seen surprised.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The man running on the water was so deft, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">That fact could not be realized.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At first he thought about God himself</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Or may be it was an ocean elf? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He fell down on his knees and prayed</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But he was more surprised </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Hearing the islanders' voice: </div><div style="margin:10px 0">“Hey, man! I had no choice.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I forgot the last prayer.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Can you repeat it, man? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I’ll be your best payer.”</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Larisa R (Odessa, Ukraine)</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Larisa+Rzhepishevska">Larisa Rzhepishevska</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=431621" data-title="A Parable About an Islander de Larisa Rzhepishevska" data-description="Once upon a time there lived a preacher. He was very famous one in the Christian world. He was the best teacher. He taught the Word of our Lord. He visited so many places, So many people had joined the church, He saw so many faces, For l..."></div> </div> </div>

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