Jonah and the Whale

Noah had his ark
The fish had his ark

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The fish had swallowed Jonah
Jonah was the captive
    the fish his prisoner

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But Jonah grew within whalebelly
As a parasite grows in an intestine

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Better the whalebelly
than the open sea

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The whale is the world
Jonah humankind
The sea is eternity

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When Jonah remembered his Maker
He was brought safely to shore
                    on the fourth day

Life is a twoday affair
On the third we meet our Maker

Did Jonah make the fish
or did the fish make Jonah?


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