This is a limerick that I wrote for Omnibus II on Erasmus of Rotterdam, a guy who had different ideas than Martin Luther. It was written during working on tackling The Bondage of the Will, a very tough book, I assure you. It is not really a limerick, rather, more like a poem. I hope that you enjoy!

Erasmus of Rotterdam was such a stinker,
When he wrote his book, he did not use his thinker.
 
He declared, “We choose God!” in his book On Free Will,
Page after page made Martin quite ill.
 
His pen remained quiet, which was so unlike him.
The people believed that Erasmus did smite him!
 
But, a-ha!  They did err, in this they were wrong,
For Martin was writing a retort awfully strong.
 
“Your book is quite lame!” said old Martin, hotly
“You, Erasmus of Rotterdam still haven’t got the-
 
Thing that you need to write a good book,
In other words- truth.  In the Bible, do look!”
 
And so to this day the debate doth continue,
You’ll see its effects on the modern church’s menu.
 
The question remains, “Does man choose God?”
Now don’t you think God thinks that’s very odd?
-HRTF

If you would like to see my dad's post on this limerick, visit his blog at themangotimes.com.

Until we meet again,
HRTF