The Fun Church

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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

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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B. Joseph Fitzsimons

Date: 3/27/2024 2:16:00 PM

Omg Sunday Morning Sardines, love it

B. Andrew Kelly
Date: 4/11/2024 11:19:00 AM

thank you!! much appreciated :)

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 1/27/2024 12:10:00 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
Date: 4/11/2024 11:21:00 AM

im glad i could resurface some memories and offered a poem you enjoyed. thank you for you kind words Linda