Sonnet inspired by the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders (Matthew 7:24-27), where one builds a house on rock and another on sand, reflecting resilience versus ruin.

A foolish soul heaps sand beneath the sun,
With grains that shift and shimmer in the breeze,
A house of dreams, by reckless hands begun,
Collapses swift when storm-winds whip the seas.
The wise one carves a home on jagged stone,
Where roots of rock defy the tempest’s wail,
Through rain and roar, unshaken and alone,
Its walls stand firm, a refuge that prevails.
One trusts in dust, a glitter doomed to fade,
One clings to truth, where floods can never rend,
The first lies wrecked, by fleeting whims betrayed,
The last endures, with strength that knows no end.
So sand’s frail throne yields fast to nature’s cry,
Yet rock holds fast, where faith shall never die.