Kathryn Collins Poet Free verse

Adeste Fidelis

Adeste Fidelis

confused innocents of limbo,
the unbaptized babies,
ignorant of nonbelief,
denied the Divine countenance. 
What of them today?  Still floating?

Explain that.  Do I believe in the leader of
dark angels all muscle and teeth?
Father O’Neil and Sister Michael
say it’s a matter of faith, 

a leap across clear minded
waters to the shore of
loaves of fishes, water to wine,
life reawakened from death.

Heaven awaits us all,
since before I was born.
since the last among us breathes; 
it is peace; it flows energy.  

My faith, such as it is, lies in
the virtue of life, procreation,
human kindness, sky and water.
I know of the sun and the moon. 

Not of God and Satan.

Kathryn Collins
(revised) ©December 30, 2007

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Daver Austin November 16, 2013 at 7:49 AM Love it! Belief in a sadistic deity goes against everything I've ever imagined. Lots of food for thought here, Kathy. Love, daver

Terry O'Leary October 29, 2013 at 2:55 PM Dear Kathy... very humanistic... very wise... I love it... Love, Terry

Poet Destroyer A October 29, 2013 at 9:24 AM wow..I don't like the thought of baby souls floating around.. sad sad... My grandson BALE passed back in March... My daughter and I speak of LIMBO sometimes, cause he was not baptized.. ((WELL--he did get a blessing by a priest **does that count**)). Anyways. --Like you I know of the sun and moon. However there is something strange going on.. LOL, don't you think.. I got a little bit of good and bad perception... Which AIN'T helping me think right now :-) :-) :-).. xool one indeed.. PD