Gods

What started it off 
To believe in them
Spirits or Religion
Their is no God in men
 
Iconic figures
From past and present years
Ruling tribes
With tears and fears
 
Showing allegiance 
To the Sky and Earth
As we all know
The planet of their birth
 
Nominated leaders
By ancient committee's
Who grew to rule 
Ancient towns and cities
 
Power, Suppression
As their leaders are feared
To serve whose Gods
Why citizens are speared
 
Aztec, Inca and Egyptian Priests
Look above
Who do they greet
A cloudy sky
A starry night
If they opened their eyes
No Gods in sight
 
Civilisation's past and present too
Just needing something to look up too
Clever leaders, imaged thoughts
Create a God
Citizens bought
 
Man made icons
And planet earth's
Were worshipped divinely
For what its worth
 
Lava, statues, clouds and corn
From their countries
Born and sworn
If there is a God 
Around us every day
Its Mother Nature
In every way.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009


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Date: 2/28/2012 10:17:00 AM
Better not fool with Mother Nature, eh, James? Congrats on the selection. Love, daver
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Date: 2/27/2012 3:57:00 PM
Congrats James on "Gods" being featured. It doesn't change, only the names. Man doesn't learn from his mistakes.
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Date: 2/27/2012 6:13:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week James. Love, Carol
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Date: 9/12/2009 4:52:00 AM
In the Bible, Paul says that if man just looks around at nature that he can't deny that there is a God. I am just awed at what I see everyday if I just take a few minutes to really look. Keep writing put thoughts to pen. Sara
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Date: 4/24/2009 3:07:00 PM
I respect that; it's a good poem. Keep in mind that god is decapilalized if refering to no specific god. Check out mine (Intelligenter Design)
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Date: 4/24/2009 3:05:00 PM
yes everyday when i wake up i look at the trees at the sky at the sun and i say-here is God,what an eden he gave us-wondefully written---charma
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