Holy Hunger

(A Salute to Emily Dickinson)

I taste a liquor never brewed
In structured vats of men
Not all the tankards ever filled
Could reign this nectar in

Inebriate of Christ am I
His words I’m sipping from
Of life, of love, of power
Drunken worlds to overcome

When clergy slips and cannot rise
When churches close their door
I shall not move toward recant
I shall but drink the more

Till angels lay aside their song
Till saints the rainbows shun
This fervent tippler ever stays
to lean against the Son!

©cfa 7/4/2016

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Pashang Salehi

Date: 2/19/2017 11:47:00 AM

I'm inebriated as well...

Cona Adams
Date: 2/19/2017 2:45:00 PM

Thanks for stopping by to read. All the best to you!

Brian Johnston

Date: 10/17/2016 7:05:00 PM

My idea of heaven is sitting with God as the evening sun sets on the California coast sipping a glass of late harvest Moselle Valley wine. It is not in knowing the Truth but in being in the Truth's presence that all human aspirations find their rest. Of course having a nice trout on your line is pretty good too! :-) Dream on!

Cona Adams
Date: 10/18/2016 9:43:00 AM

Thanks for stopping by to read, Brian. I read and appreciated several of your poems. I love poetry soup! All the best to you.

Carol Eastman

Date: 10/17/2016 9:18:00 AM

Very well written! A very interesting piece to read.

Cona Adams
Date: 10/17/2016 9:32:00 AM

Thank you, Carol. When I need inspiration, I read poetry. The supply online is unlimited. I always want to give credit to those who inspire me. Some of my favorites are Robert Frost, Ted Kooser, and Edna St. Vincent Millay.

Carole Duet

Date: 8/16/2016 7:11:00 PM

Hi Cona...what a great poem this is! I'm sure your faith will be rewarded.

Cona Adams
Date: 8/17/2016 7:06:00 AM

Thank you, Carole, for visiting, and for taking the time to comment. Your encouragement is appreciated. Have a wonderful week!

Paul Callus

Date: 7/25/2016 11:14:00 AM

A beautiful and uplifting poem, Cona. With such a positive attitude you will never lack for "food and drink"! Regards // paul

Cona Adams
Date: 7/25/2016 3:52:00 PM

Thank you, Paul. Good to hear from you again. I have been slow lately in the poetry department, writing a book, "Sharecropper's Daughter." I did include poems in almost every chapter, however, but they were poems already written. Your comment is right on. His supply is unlimited.