Poem February 3, 1968 ISSUE

THE WRONG AND THE RIGHT

I Samuel 14:43

Max Dunaway

Said Jonathan, "I did but tasteA little honey... and, lo, I must die."But he was rescued from that sentenceAs mercy overruled an unjust lie.

Yes, one wrong thought, one unwatched step,Would sentence us to suffering or worse;But there is a converse propositionBy which we prove this mortal law's reverse:

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