57:4 Dear "God"
It's another long one, sorry! Don't read it, is my advice! ....and forgive us our quotation marks, as we forgive those who hold quotation marks against us.Dear “God”, thank you for “today”, ( You do...
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This poem is great, but this got me laughing right away. ....and forgive us our quotation marks, as we forgive those who hold quotation marks against us.
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I'm like Kendall. Started laughing right away. Love the multiple quotation marks. Will be back later to finish reading. No way am I not reading the entire thing....
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thanks for bringing back, “Perfect ice cubes, again!” — Let's hear it for Sylvia! And the quotation mark passage is great. And much else. There are a lot of laughs here. Also like: But it felt true,...
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okay: word. ( ever wonder what that word was, that was "with God" and "was God"?) I took the ice cubes out, tonight. my son was visiting. for dinner. :: blue moon, remember. Nice lemon water.... One...
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Stalagmites grow up. My little brother and I used to love using them as handles, trying to lift the loosened cubes out without breaking them. You're really making me smile.
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okay good, stalagmites grow UP, stalactites grow down? The boy left, so I 'm back to googling... wow. (planted my seeds... hope they like the "hat out" soil from the other potted pants. i do not have...
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Here's the mnemonic: Ants in the pants!! The mites go up and the tights come down!!
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Writing poetry about God in a trivial way is blasphemy, it used to be punishable by burning,slowly. If we are seeking the spiritual then God is the, most Holy being in the universe. He has power. We...
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I've finished reading it, A.! There's so much here to like.I seriously love the fact that you're speakingto God as you would a friend; I believe that speaksto the fact that you believe He exists and...
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I wish I had gotten to this "sooner." I find it quite reverent, myself, in a wholly human way . . . wandering through the many twists and turns of awareness, confusion, and possibly mental illness...
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Thanks Mar, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on this . . .and thanks, Greta "sooner", lol. Reverent is meant. I'm happy you detected that.Long story short, Frank, your take on the poem,...
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I'm still in, lost my focus, but will be back tomorrow with three, to complete this set!
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Thanks for reply dear Osel. It was not personal per se, I just wrote it and regretted the thought I might offend. It just is so important to me. Maybe I will take your advice and not read spiritual....
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That was a very generous reply, Alison. Frank, I don't think A's poem was mocking, but that is beside the point. It would be okay if it were. Not everyone here is Christian or religious. Some don't...
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I am in love with this poem--it is so rambling and intimate—and all the extended metaphors of childhood pranks as tentative communications (how in the world do you talk to God, anyway?). I mean,...
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Thank you Toni. And thank you, Terry! "Ding-Dong-Ditch-It"? ha! I'm pleased you caught the spirit of this. We used to dream up a lot of clubs as little kids, ( My sister made herself president of The...
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Re: My sister made herself president of The Flea Club, which was my idea...) draw pictures, create variety shows. We were always outside, until we had to come in. Oh, so close to my childhood...
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lol, calling the shots... and still doing it. doing it well, too. We had the doghouse roof, which was flat, and large enough for a stage. Kids were so into enterprise! Looking back, we were always...
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