by Rosalie Weller

There once were ten maidens at a wedding
Who had to keep their oil lamps burning
5 wise girls bought more oil
Not afraid of extra toil,
While 5 foolish didn’t know what’s occurin’

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Rosalie Weller is a retired ordained minister of the Uniting Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa. She is also a qualified school teacher, becoming the head of the Ethics Faculty of a state school in the UK. Although she has always written poetry and short stories, retirement affords her more time to hone the crafts. She runs two writing groups, affiliated to the Association of Christian Writers and is the Groups’ Coordinator for that organisation, serving on the national committee. In her writing, Rosalie enjoys exploring different poetic forms.