Ode to a light bulb

Oh,light bulb foreseen by our God

Save us all from darkness’ rod

You are our Saviour as foretold In prophecy by ancients bold.

We will worship you at night

When sunken is the sun so bright. We’ll watch TV and Kindle fire

No more to play shall we aspire. We’ll wear ourselves out watching screens, As from a can we eat baked beans We’ll send for pizzas with our phones

With which we never feel alone. We might talk to our partner dear Though to text is easier. .

We see the neon street lights gleam

Where once we saw the moon’s cold beams

And in bed we read our books With a kindle or a nook .

We put beneath our pillows fair

i phones which we long to hear

Can one have too much new light? From technology some take flight For gone are seasons, and their fruit

As our computer we reboot.

New potatoes all year round Avocados once quite rare

Now are seem here everywhere. Melons,grapes and fresh green peas

As the birds sing,life’s a breeze.

Oh light bulbs,fluorescent tubes.

Electric candle, light is cubed.

We thank you for extended days Maybe we’ll find time for prayers. God is great in mystery

No light bulb can help us see.

In silence,darkness, meditate

Wonder what will be our fate.

As retribution for our wrong

Satan stabs us with his prongs

He needs no more light in hell .

The fiery furnace cooks as well.

I welcome comments and criticism

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