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Man Dies In Fall From Pew

Man Dies in Fall From Pew By Elton Camp (Based on Acts 20: 9, 10) Eutychus was listening to the Apostle Paul But he drifted off asleep and took bad fall Unwisely, it was in a window he was sitting Eutychus died after the ground he was hitting Paul did a resurrection on seeing he was gone But then went back and preached on to dawn Pastor Jones made his sermon way too boring Before long, Roscoe nodded and was snoring He was startled by the passing collection plate Then he fell and, on the pew in front, hit his pate The hard blow, sadly, snapped his neck in two But there was nothing Pastor Jones could do So if you find the sermon’s putting you asleep Then get up and to the exit very quietly creep For if you decide on staying around instead Like Eutychus & Roscoe, you risk being dead

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Date: 2/8/2013 3:11:00 PM
That's advice I'll take with me next Sunday. That was fun.
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Elton Camp
Date: 2/8/2013 3:43:00 PM
Hey David, Thanks for commenting. It was a fun little write for me. Elton
Date: 2/7/2013 8:50:00 PM
Hello Elton, a very different poem, sad if this is a true story... enjoyed~ PD
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Date: 2/8/2013 1:04:00 AM
The part about Eutychus is taken from the Acts of the Apostles in the Christian Greek Scriptures. The thing about "Roscoe" is total fiction. Thanks for taking time to comment. Elton
Date: 2/7/2013 8:14:00 PM
You are one crazy poet..loved it.. I will never fall asleep in church again. I promise. BG
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Date: 2/7/2013 8:25:00 PM
Thanks, I really like writing something different from what is usually seen at these poetry sites. I hope this one doesn't offend anyone, but I did provide chapter and verse in case any thinks I made it up. Elton

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