It all began when God told Jonah,

"I need you to talk about me in Ninevah."

But Jonah was a rebellious man,

Either embarrassed or afraid, refused he can.

He jumped into a ship with friends

But turned to the direction with dead ends.

A violently blowing storm arose

Throwing waves on all their clothes.

The other men cried out to their gods

Trying to defeat the odds.

But Jonah cried out to his God true

And asked to be thrown into the blue.

So he was tossed overboard

Completely on his own accord.

Now the storm became calm

But of Jonah what did become?

His story did not just end there,

Although I'm sure he got a scare.

He was swallowed by a giant fish

Who planned to eat him from a dish!

He lived alive in the belly

Although it was kind of smelly

For three days and three nights.

Then he was spat out on shore - what a sight!

God made a palm sprout from the ground

Keeping the rebellious man safe and sound

Until he chose to return to a ship

But this time to Ninevah, with His word on his lip.

Jonah prayed, and God protected

Because though rebellious, he was elected

To spread the news, the wonderful news

To even those who God's law they abuse.

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• Date written: April 3, 2017 • Word Count: 222 • Line Count: 32 • Stanza Count: 8 •