B. Andrew Kelly Poet Rhyme

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On this lovely Sunday morning I tried to recollect the memories I felt while attending an Evangelical Christian church in an affluent area. It sometimes was so sterile and trying so hard to be hip and cool it was eerie, like an uncanny valley in real life. Written 1/21/24

The Fun Church

Sunday morning sardines
Sing trademarked sermons
No gain, guitars must be clean
To harken out the predetermined

Donation cards in cursive fonts
A prayer for a new patio to
Crosses finished like their countertops
Their fair-weather faith up for review

This is for the poor Diet Coke debutantes
In Burberry scarves with lipstick grins
Money isn’t everything but it's all they got
Life is just so hard for those who always win

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Linda Alice Fowler January 27, 2024 at 12:10 PM An assignment at university sent us scurrying to the worship place of a different faith for 6 weeks...easy to do in a large metroplex. Discussions in class afterward were always interesting. Your thoughts remind me of those times. Many thanks. Love especially the last stanza. :) B. Andrew Kelly April 11, 2024 at 11:21 AM im glad i could resurface some memories and offered a poem you enjoyed. thank you for you kind words Linda

Hilda Greenhough January 23, 2024 at 7:54 PM This is a fun look at church. I enjoyed the images.. B. Andrew Kelly April 11, 2024 at 11:20 AM thank you Hilda! i appreciate your reading of it

David Fisher January 22, 2024 at 4:47 PM A fun take on what you saw/felt at the other church. Some good lines that paint the picture perfectly. B. Andrew Kelly January 23, 2024 at 4:54 PM much appreciated David!

Ariana Pataki January 22, 2024 at 10:31 AM love the theme. love even more the last verse. B. Andrew Kelly January 22, 2024 at 11:21 AM thank you so much for the kind words. im quite proud of the diet coke debutantes line, probably my favorite one of the poem.