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This isn’t sacrilegious~ I am religious, a plea for the Holy Ghost unseen

A bitter Irony

Gothic Charm: A Whimsical Ghost Reading on a Toilet @Temu

God is missing, Come hither there’s whiskey, drugs, sex, twitter! Those who bewail we’ll banish in a cage God's vanished in thin air, it’s all the rage! He's nowhere to be seen and hate has spread Everywhere, questions left unanswered North of here, in the Tropic of Cancer Those who’d high hopes Medicate with dope and pills Try not to tie a rope ‘round my throat What say ye kills pain whilst His return Loss of life in hurricanes I’m calling missing Gods and God Amber alert God is missing, Where’s thy bearded hermit To see thus proof permit me that or commit me, one of the two Gone is the gothic holy ghost, poof! Why thy existence needed most What did in dinosaurs, where is Alien intervention to end wars? God is missing, With good reason, we’re worlds apart An adrenaline rush, O throbbing heart This is my story of a ghost unseen It’s what I came up with for this Halloween We Must, respect eachother by listening “In God We Trust!” although He is missing

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Eileen Manassian

Date: 10/21/2024 1:53:00 PM

The state of the world does make you feel at times that God is missing, but it's actually godliness that is missing in people who commit atrocities and indulge in all sorts of depravity. Very creative write. The line on Amber Alert in particle got to me. Thanks for your recent visit.

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/21/2024 3:54:00 PM

Ty! My platform is yours Eileen, you can say what you really feel on mine. I am listening, and I know God is listening to you! Be safe:)

Duke Beaufort

Date: 10/19/2024 10:10:00 AM

Anaya, I was certainly hoping you would be back soon, and I see it is with a very powerful and compelling poem. Awestruck I am by what you wrote. Certainly, we have to deal with what's missing before we become the missing. The tenets of religion seem to provide good guidance if we would just follow them. But many seem content to ignore the teachings, to refrain from putting them into practice, or cherry pick the principles that seem to justify violence and terror. Smiles of course!!!

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/19/2024 10:33:00 AM

Of course! Duke so good to see you. There is that narrow path you and I are on but the wider path do not follow and ignore, these folks are the ones who question: Where is God? Bad things happen to them, and they blame God. I heard so many asking on "The Jesus Christ Show", I listen to them and thought I'd write on it. Halloween feels detached from religion to me, but there's also a wide range of different religions and beliefs around where I live too. Lots and lots of the houses decorate and give out sweets here (the children trick or treat)--DD true that!

Ink Empress

Date: 10/17/2024 7:10:00 AM

Dear sweet anaya! First of all, welcome back! I missed you around! I hope you had a good and relaxed break while away from soup. Secondly this poem made me tear up, i see it as grief, over seeing all the things thats happening right now around the world, how heart wrenching, and terrible, everywhere we look we see evil and hate and its just really sad! So this made me feel alot and also smile as i saw you mention twitter! Such a toxic platform which is now called X? I love this and shows once again, that you have a caring beautiful heart that wishes for the best for the world, God is watching, everything , and heaven probably is bleeding too. Powerful poem! Sending you light always

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/17/2024 12:40:00 PM

Ty Ink! I'm back early. You are a special person, poetess and I'm not surprised you get it --you have picked up on my worldly view, my dry sense of humor, satire. I don't know for sure, but I know it's what people are asking in double-doses. You're truly gracious with your comments, it makes me feel better as does the light you send. ')

Sam Kauffman

Date: 10/15/2024 11:28:00 AM

Anaya, like Daniel I want to welcome you back! At times it does seem that God is missing in action, like God has finally abandoned this world. When I start to feel that way, think that way, I look at a little card on my desk with two penguins standing face to face. One has a huge fish on his head, the other says "Relax, God's in charge." That's when I look outside to find hummingbirds at the feeder and gorgeous twilights. This is a relevant poem. Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you!

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/15/2024 10:26:00 PM

Ty Sam, a sweet reminder of God's gifts. Little keepsakes help. Cute cards and poems. Ty for your visit, such a sweet comment, I appreciate it.

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 10/15/2024 5:29:00 AM

Dear Anaya, Welcome back! What a thought-provoking exploration of faith, doubt, and societal decay. I believe the strength lies in your raw emotion and great imagery. I agree with you that we should address these issues in our poetry. Autumn Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/15/2024 8:34:00 AM

I feel a lot more confident writing when you appear with such thoughtfulness and understanding of what I'm attempting to deliver. Your time is very appreciated. I'm a natural thinker, primal at times, and the raw emotion keeps me balanced, I think. I'll cherish the Autumn blessings! Ty

Maria Williams

Date: 10/14/2024 9:59:00 PM

My dear Anaya, thank you for your comment on 'Halloween Night'. Referring to your reply, "Where is the God? that people are asking - On my PS page – "Where is the Love Mamma" is my somewhat confronting Rap video that emphasizes the despair and hopelessness of unfortunate people with no-where to turn. It’s a wakeup call not to ‘do the ostrich thing’ hoping this worldwide malady will just vanish. If you wish, I will be happy to forward you the MP3 audio to air on your radio station - Royalty-free. I also made a video for Tom Woody using his excellent lyrics, 'Mary Rogers'. You are welcome to contact me if you wish. Clicking on YouTube image on my PS page will take you to my channel. Thank you so much. Maria

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/15/2024 6:16:00 AM

O Maria that's all so lovely, the radio shows producer is Niel Sevadra, I've been an avid listener for almost 10yrs. Just a listener. The station is kfi am. Anyway good luck with your amazing videos! So talented, My freind

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/14/2024 9:04:00 PM

A powerful poem which I think explains a lot for why God is missing. Very nice!

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/14/2024 9:12:00 PM

There are a few good reasons God isn't showing up, miracles are scarse, Andrea. I enjoyed your review. I'm looking forward to lots of Halloween stories!

Tom Woody

Date: 10/14/2024 3:22:00 PM

I understand the lament. Because I understand Bible prophecy about the last days I don't share it. When He does arrive for the judgment many are going to be surprised at the outcome. Yes, we live in a scary world for now, for sure

Tom Woody
Date: 10/14/2024 4:13:00 PM

No offense at all. Like I mention, I understand the lament. If a person doesn't have knowledge of why things are amok or the universal issues involved it can be dizzying

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/14/2024 3:29:00 PM

Hi Tommy, yes that'll be the day! I hope you weren't offended in any way, it's just I think differently of how most view the world. I look at the big picture, although I keep Jesus in my pocket, just in case. Ty for your visit

Robert Gorelick

Date: 10/14/2024 12:09:00 PM

Provides a whole new dimension to Halloween, Anaya. Mainstream Western theologies, all which pray to a personal god, have wrestled with this feeling of dismay and inner void. Why this "quiet desperation" (quoting Thoreau) when God's presence should give us comfort and hope. Where are you? So many ask. "The midnight of our soul"--Martin Luther the first Protestant. Robert

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/14/2024 1:32:00 PM

It was meant to be a break thru metaphorically God is ghost and people feel ghosted! Hopefully it has spooked a few. I think you call that "Social Commentary Humor" a different way of looking for God. lol.

David Kavanagh

Date: 10/14/2024 7:01:00 AM

An apt analogy between the ghosts and seemingly invisible gods Anaya, also a very well written poem that points the finger at everyday crises that we have no answers for, welcome back I think your spook has made a big splash in the potty with this one lol! cheers David

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/14/2024 10:25:00 AM

As any ghost will realize you and I are kindred "spirits". True that, the current events have people screaming "Where is God?" I wasn't sure how it would be received. A like from you is all I need and so glad that you caught the humor as well, I couldn't resist the potty ghost! David Cheers to you! ~Anaya

Maria Williams

Date: 10/14/2024 3:04:00 AM

Welcome back Anaya - I trust you had a good break. I came up with a spooky Halloween night video. Maria

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/14/2024 10:15:00 AM

Maria, looking forward to a spook Halloween vid, and some ghost stories as well. With current events on my mind, and my radio program "Jesus Christ Show" with Neil Savedra as Jesus. People are really asking Where is God? Ty, I'll be right there. I got many things done on break :)