From Robert Lee Brewer:
For today’s prompt, write a faith poem. For some people, faith means religion. For others, faith means trusting in science and mathematics. Still others, think George Michael’s “Faith” just as some immediately conjure up Faith Hill. Regardless of where you put your faith (or don’t), today’s poem gives you an opportunity to express yourself.
That said, just a quick reminder: Be respectful of each other. It’s my one rule, and I have faith that y’all can handle it.
I was raised Catholic
ReplyDeleteto believe
everyone
is going to hell...
except for Catholics.
Tried Baptist
where I was told
everyone is
going to hell... except
for Baptists.
I have no faith
but believe that if
there is a god, heaven,
and hell, that
they are both wrong.
I have faith no one
will go to hell except
those who would
believe heaven
is only for them.
whoa! love it!! powerful and poignant! well written and well said. love love love that last verse.
DeleteIt looks like you don't have faith in much either. Your poem is very power packed and fun to read. I enjoyed it very much.
DeleteFantastic expression of your beliefs. Thanks.
DeleteI will try to write a new one later but this has always been one of my favorite poems about faith/lost faith in the face of reality..
ReplyDeleteJesus Loves You
As you push your shopping cart along
painted white on dirty brick walls
you see the words Jesus Loves You!
and you know it must be true.
Painted white on dirty brick walls
the prophecy of man and God
and you know it must be true
as your stomach rumbles with hunger.
The prophecy of man and God
rings empty read with hollow eyes
as your stomach rumbles with hunger
all that promise now
rings empty read with hollow eyes.
Eyes dead with forgotten pain
all that promise now
lost like your home and family.
Eyes dead with forgotten pain
faith in God is long lost
lost like your home and family.
You find it hard to believe when
faith in God is long lost.
As you push your shopping cart along
you find it hard to believe when
you see the words Jesus Loves You.
this pantoum brought tears to my eyes. I could feel the hunger of the homeless person. See the pain in his/her eyes. Very powerful poem.
DeleteWow. Powerful pantoum. Excellent.
DeleteAll I can do is agree.
Deletefaith is a tricky word
ReplyDeleteto have faith one must
believe strongly in something
I have faith in my husband
that he will never hurt me
I want to have faith
in the morning sun
but it may not always rise
I want to have faith
in life and death
but life could cease to be
I want to have faith in God
but not a cruel God
who sends his children
to burn in eternal damnation
I want to have faith in the Goddess
but then I am labeled, "witch"
So, I guess I don't have faith
in much, except love...
there is little in which to place our faith these days. when we were children it was easy to believe but the older we get the more we see and faith falls away. good poem!
DeleteWe are just a bunch of faithless sisters. Another good write.
DeleteLovely ad honest.
DeleteMy faith is a chambered Nautilus,
ReplyDeletespiraling outward
from the first time,
standing in my crib
I reached for the light.
My Faith is a sunflower
Turning its head
to face the light
as it moves
through the sky.
My faith grows with experience
as I see how somehow
there is correctness
even when it seems
that incorrectness holds sway.
My faith accords with my heart
as the wind sings
as the brook burbles
as the stones rattle
as the flames crackle.
My faith is without words
without definitions
without parameters.
My faith is my tuning fork
guiding my steps.
Beautiful and thoughtful. Loved the sunflower image best.
Deletethis is absolutely beautiful, Tasha. I that last verse is really powerful.
Deletethis is a beautiful expression of your faith. I see a lot of beauty in you,
DeleteThis was an interesting philosophical conundrum and I appreciated it.
ReplyDeleteI have a small problem to share: I will be off line this coming Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, returning Sunday evening. My daughter and I will be on a retreat and I will not be able to post or see the prompts. I will have email and if someone would email me the prompts I might be able to write to them and post on Sunday when I return or soon thereafter. Could someone do that for me? I would be most grateful.Thanks in hopes.
ReplyDeleteSure but don't you need to be online to get email? But send me your email address and I will send you the prompts.
DeleteMy email address is tashahal@aol.com. I can get email on my phone but the print is too hard to read on the WordPress site and I can't manage to post. Thank you very much.
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