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harvest mealafter church service
we gather to eat and pray
for all those in need...
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Categories:
religion,
Form: Senryu
Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing(“Something From Nothing”, 2024, original encaustic)
Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
The great questions of existence
Arise and revolve around just that; existence.
And if not for this existence
We wouldn’t wonder…
So there IS something after all
Although something...
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Categories:
life, philosophy, religion, science,
Form: Narrative
Kingdom ComeAnd your kingdom come is mine left undone.
Like oil against water, a ladder with black cat,
is this passion or an anxiety attack?
Vampiric pale skin craves darkness in spades,
homophones trick spellings, “…she cleans to impress the...
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Categories:
religion, analogy,
Form: Rhyme
A God of Pain
Oh Lord, it seems to me, You are a God of pain
without which some people say there is no gain.
There is only so much that we creatures can bear
and it’s sometimes I wonder if You...
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Categories:
religion, anger, anxiety, cry, god,
Form: Rhyme
Speak no evilIn the crepuscular halcyon sunset, bells tolled urging
the desultory audience to attend the sermon of the new pastor.
Despite their cynical sentiments, they dared not absent themselves.
The look of visceral satisfaction on the pastor’s face
was...
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Categories:
religion,
Form: Free verse
growing pains by word of the lordwe started together,
you and i.
we grew as we
wandered this earth,
the smell of soil permeated our senses.
we stayed so close
our roots began to bond,
the origin of our creation
became a union, an abomination.
given the choice
between...
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Categories:
religion, loss, love,
Form: Free verse
Abomination
Abomination
I wonder what it means to be called an abomination
and if this has any relationship to being a damnation,
as there must be certain things that people do in deserving condemnation
which go against all reasonable human...
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Categories:
religion, anger, christian, community, evil,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
america, religion,
Form: Haiku
the GAUD poemsPoems from "the GAUD poems" and "the ur poems"...
& GAUD said, “Let there be LIGHT VERSE
to illuminate the ‘nature’ of my Curse!”
—michael r. burch
reverse the Curse
with LIGHT VERSE!
recant the cant
with an illuminating chant,
etc.
—michael r. burch
Can...
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Categories:
religion, bible, christian, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Various Heresies 12Various Heresies 12
God Had a Plan
by Michael R. Burch
God had a plan
though it was hardly “divine.”
He created a terror:
Frankenstein.
He blamed death on man:
was that part of the plan
so hard to define,
or did he just...
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Categories:
religion, anger, christian, fear, god,
Form: Rhyme
The JewsYears ago, my aunt developed mesothelioma. She and her husband did not have money for medical care. It was a Jewish hospital that took her in, and helped her through her last days free...
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Categories:
religion,
Form: Prose
Religion vs the Kingdom of GodReligion
You have deceived many men and women
You have twisted the form
Telling people it is the norm
Now the truth comes out
No more mask to wear
Fallen crowns and shattered dreams in the air
Was it worth it,...
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Categories:
religion, jesus,
Form: Free verse
The Plea for Mercy and StrengthStarting a day with a sigh of grief,
Reflecting as a fading flame
Looking right at the mirror and feeling blinded
Like a sheep wandering lost in the dark forest.
Nothing in life is free
And I don't know how...
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Categories:
religion, encouraging, grief, growth, religious,
Form: Free verse
The Power of PrayerWhen Einstein wrote E equals MC squared
a secret with the world he shared.
His insight altered history’s course
and flagged a great energy source.
When God sent His Son to dwell on earth
He came to us through virgin...
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Categories:
religion, bible, god, power, prayer,
Form: Rhyme
Surah Seven1. The mission is mystical to some people it's mythical,
2. To a kingdom invisible where your morals and principles,
3. Are the keys cause it's spiritual and the doorway is visible,
4. Through the stillness within you...
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Categories:
religion, allah, bible, deep, god,
Form: Rhyme
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