A quadrille for dVerse Poets on theme of “sleep”….
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things got hot in egypt
when potiphar’s wife urged
young servant joseph
“come, sleep with me!”
he refused to dishonor master;
resisted by fleeing without cloak
which became false evidence
potiphar’s wife deceitfully
cried “rape!” which swiftly
landed joseph in slammer
integrity is costly!
a poem in my pocket 
May 17, 2022 @ 08:56:28
Very well done, Lynn. A lesson to be learned!
May 17, 2022 @ 07:19:29
This is a great retelling of the story – so direct – it feels like a hot news flash.
May 17, 2022 @ 07:56:22
Thanks, Sarah…constraints of 44 words!
May 17, 2022 @ 03:56:48
Naughty Zuleikha! Great biblical quadrille Lynn.
May 17, 2022 @ 07:57:46
Thanks so much.
May 17, 2022 @ 03:51:06
Lust and Lies. Wickedness. I don’t know that story. Hope the young man didn’t have to pay the price for that woman’s lust&lies. Hope she grew a conscience and apologized. Wicked.
Thanks for sharing. Loved your quadrille. 👏
May 17, 2022 @ 08:00:32
An epic story from the Bible…Joseph’s life ends well, as ruler of Egypt and reunited with family. Thanks for your appreciation, Selma!
May 16, 2022 @ 22:46:48
What an amazing tale! Integrity at any cost is worth it!
May 17, 2022 @ 08:02:50
Absolutely! Rewards come later. Thanks for reading.
May 17, 2022 @ 22:56:56
You are welcome.
May 16, 2022 @ 20:28:48
Still, we must answer to our own conscience. (K)
May 16, 2022 @ 21:54:46
Yes, I think that is what integrity means…we live what we believe, what our conscience tells us.
May 16, 2022 @ 19:06:35
Sure can work at that way at times Lynn.
May 16, 2022 @ 21:55:38
Thanks for stopping by, Rob 🙂
May 16, 2022 @ 18:37:04
Yes, yes 🙌🏽 it is; integrity is costly
May 16, 2022 @ 21:56:41
And worth it! The end of Joseph’s story shows us that.
May 16, 2022 @ 18:27:51
Very good!
May 16, 2022 @ 21:57:04
Thank you, Carol!
May 16, 2022 @ 18:05:53
Quite, quite amazing! What a quadrillion of Biblical connections that I am renewing from my Sunday School past! Thank you x
May 16, 2022 @ 18:19:03
Thank YOU for your enthusiastic comment 🙂