Best Episcopalian Poems
Some Siberian
Or could be Nigerian
Opposite climates.
My Forward Day by Day for Sunday
January 17th mentions Diocese of
Akoko Edo, Bendel, Nigeria. Other
dioceses of Ondo, Aguata, Niger and
Ahoada, Niger Delta are also mentioned.
Jim Horn, Episcopalian and Retired Veteran
Categories:
episcopalian, encouraging,
Form:
Haiku
Finally went to church today-Ash Wednesday
I went for company, communion and to pray
Liked the new people, what priest had to say
I really felt like I was forgiven for sins today
It used to be only God, hard to get Jesus into
My life and prayers, now it's bound like sinew
For money owed, no longer feel a need to sue
All's forgiven. Still talk to Bruce and sister Sue
Everytime attend church, learn something new
Everyday I pray alone, today was I born anew
I will go again, really enjoyed myself, the brew
Was wine in a silver cup with bread pieces new
Dipped into the wine and eaten with the others
Fellowship in God's love with sisters & brothers
Told female priest - many fathers and mothers
Baptized/confirmed Episcopalian and my mother
Sang in her Episcopal church, so sweet a voice
Larry dropped me off/picked me up, his choice
No singing, just prayer and sermon - REJOICE
When Jesus so returns - Will I hear his voice?
As I do every night, I will pray for redemption
I believe it will be later in the souls convention
I will see my beloved brother, parents, baby
I will go to Heaven all around us, just maybe
Categories:
episcopalian, devotion, faithprayer, jesus, me,
Form:
Rhyme
Can You Imagine
What else could I possibly ask anyone for
Except poems like mine who people adore
And decided to write more as requested
Hoping that they will be easily digested.
Once absorbed by an ambiguous brain
Even if outside or standing in the rain
One you like best will be hard to decide
And if I said everyone would have lied.
Might not find an exceptional perfect excuse
So rather then lose go ahead and choose
Maybe one or two you happened to miss
Because I was declared persona non gratis.
Could be Catholics who are found everywhere
All rich without a worry or an incredible care
Anyway why would anyone want to deny us
And say Catholic people are perfect and pious.
Through all of their rules we then had to wade
To Episcopalian made the cumbersome trade
Where Catholic services all have been butchered
And put together again they were all sutured.
So what if Catholic or Episcopalian does apply
To God in heaven we will have to answer why
No longer could Christ stand us anymore
Became brash and gave us cross He once bore.
A little bit of Will Rogers got in my way,
Wouldn't you say.
Categories:
episcopalian, inspirational,
Form:
Couplet
Priest Was a Sin and Transgressor Stressor
He is really quite an important impresser,
And priest has been a profound professor;
Episcopalian etiquette,
That can never quit;
In sermons sin and transgressor stressor.
Jim Horn
Welcome Aboard New Priest
New priest we want to welcome aboard;
Together with him will praise the Lord;
With voice endowed,
He can thrill a crowd,
And has gift to gab that we can afford.
Jim Horn
Categories:
episcopalian, allegory, analogy,
Form:
Limerick
Will Serve Bread with Wine
Once we did find out where things begin
Have we actually found the original origin
God had used when our earth He built
Like a pattern someone put in a quilt.
All of God's facts for us are always known
Which is why we have a Bible of our own
Was told when an Episcopalian does look
They redesigned Bible into a Prayer Book.
From same place can both pray and sing
For organist to play songs and bells to ring
If looking for devotion mixed with delight
You can read Horn's poems he will write.
All of this surely seems to sound so exciting
You to our wonderful church will be inviting
And none of us here mind standing in line
For Lord's Supper will serve bread with wine.
James Serious Mysterious Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
RiverSea Plantation
Bolivia, NC
Categories:
episcopalian, allegory, analogy, humorous, religious,
Form:
Couplet
My Continuous Incredible Poem Series is
dedicated to Will Rogers, Robert Frost and
Ogden Nash who I forever will admire and
use as examples to follow. With them as
examples how could any of your poems
possibly go wrong. Here is the introduction.
There were many queries into my poem series,
Who were well impressed with what I stressed.
In bed or anywhere they all can be read
Until into a sleep distinguished as dead.
(That also applies to heat but being a
man will not have to worry about that.)
Many of my poems people will ignore
Due to fact that them they did deplore.
When you did become dedicated to the corps
Thanked them for being on a foreign shore.
A big league pitcher had been so thin
He lacked enough energy for a game to win.
When a big leaguer had bunted a baseball
Ended up being in dust and couldn't find at all.
If you are dumb as well as democratic
You are bound to draw a lot of static.
Nicodemus and Uncle Remus were quite a pair,
And one was a person and the other a hare.
This one with you thought I should share
So with the others you too can compare.
Now so does end this delicate poem series
Although many more may be mysteries
Will write poems to meet your desire
Until it does end and then will expire.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran and Episcopalian Poet
RiverSea Plantation
Bolivianator, NC
Categories:
episcopalian, funny, humorous,
Form:
Blank verse
Should Have Seen
You should have seen what I saw;
Looked just like my mother in law;
Had been devoted;
Body badly bloated;
She called me a turkey in the straw.
Jim Horn
Think Turkey in the Straw is a dance.
Holy Rollers In A Row
What I saw was Holy Rollers in a row;
Could always tell by way faces glow;
They Have held on,
Until communion gone;
Episcopalian Priests are always a pro.
Jim Horn
Horn Haiku for New Year
Be at later date,
When Horn haiku has been formed,
While you are waiting.
Jim Horn
Some words to use for poems.
Vivacious, courageous, gracious.
Confusing, choosing, amusing.
Rudimentary, complimentary, pecuniary
Habitant, penitent, compliment.
Exceed, stampede, recede.
Complacent, eloquent, competent
Irefuted, diluted, muted and recruited.
Provoking, joking, poking. invoking.
Hesistant, consistant, resistant.
Bestowed, glowed, bowed
Contested, rested, suggested.
Loss, moss, toss.
Denied, shied, cried.
Facts, detracts, lacks.
Cathartic, lethargic, tragic
Rocket, sock it, locket
Love we will want is wide and broad,
Made exactly for us and not a fraud;
Answer know;
To God do go;
To Him we must pray to and in laud.
Jim Horn
He is definitely deeply in my prayers,
For all of us we know that God cares;
Do start to play,
More each day;
He will always free us from all despair.
Wrote this especially for Jon Freeman
of St. James.
Categories:
episcopalian, allegory, analogy,
Form:
Limerick
Proclivity for Negativity Horn Haiku
A PROCLIVITY
FOR MUCH NEGATIVITY
THAT NONE OF SHOULD BE.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran, Poet
and an Episcopalian
Categories:
episcopalian, allusion,
Form:
Haiku
Was Writing A Book
I am starting to think everyone knows
"Spy of Brunswick Town," was Confederate Rose
Read part of book and started to cry;
One day near Fort Fisher she would die.
With belt of Gold she was weighted down
Before war ended she would drown
And Medal of Honor has much history
Much about is is a complete mystery.
War never was completed to this day
About parts of it people dream away
Through files about war I started to look
About war someone was writing a book.
James Serious Mysterious Horn
Retired Veteran, Poet and Episcopalian
Edith Edwards of St. James Episcopal
wrote, "Spy of Brunswick Town." The key
to its success is character development and
being able to relate to them. Edith should
be rewarded for her great preparation of
this book. I loved it to its very end.
Also, I knew Henry Hall from West Virginia
who is now dead and his friend Larry Maisel.
I attended a book writing club with them in
Holden Beach. I am familiar with Joan Leotta
who is also part of Poetry Revisited.
If you let your imagination wander, you can
picture much of what Edith is writing about.
Categories:
episcopalian, feelings, history,
Form:
Couplet
African Queen Have Sought
Often African Queen we have sought,
About boat in Keys that they bought,
Loved by all;
River with fall;
In ecstasy with movie we are caught
Jim Horn
Add this to Sunday sermon that has
song God is Glory and God is Grace
in movie African Queen. It is on Page
594 of Episcopalian Prayer Book and
Hymnal.
Categories:
episcopalian, allegory, analogy,
Form:
Limerick
I
There was a time, when we sought comprehension
These days, power and media aim for control, commercialization
II
Alan Watts, once a native Anglican, became American Episcopalian
Left the ministry to teach Eastern philosophy, holistic education
III
Alan has left planet Earth (1970s), is beyond thought police, "mistake" -
Said, "One ought to get angry with someone like Hitler. But he's as natural as an earthquake."
Categories:
episcopalian, anger, angst, evil,
Form:
Free verse
Which Will Be Correct Trail
It was not correct trail that I took
Should have been one beside a brook
That weaved through woods nearby
On my instincts and God could rely.
Sun in sky climbed higher and higher
Brightening up day and removing mire
So things more clearly could be found
As I had walked behind my hound.
Always seemed to know the way back
Never had he ever lead me off-track
Appeared to be following scent of food
In right direction his eyes were glued.
This poem many times priest did mention
Whenever in ranks there is any dissension
When you want to be shown the right way
With God as guide will not be lead astray.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran, Poet and Episcopalian
RiverSea Plantation
Bolivia, NC
I relied on Father Dave's sermon today
as a guide to compose this poem. Also,
"Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost provided
a perfect example of a poem I dearly love.
Categories:
episcopalian, encouraging, religious,
Form:
Couplet
God Starts to Mingle
When among us God starts to mingle
There was a feeling just like a tingle
Then moving sensation overtaken by
Out with much joy will start to cry.
What we want more than anything
Is our choir that soon starts to sing
Overcome by them we all have been
Return to church to hear them again.
Were most impressive we must admit
As priest preaches from church pulpit
And by Bishop Curry were re-assured
After wonderful sermon we had heard.
Until next Sunday we could hardly wait
So from physical condition sort of sedate
And rise up his sermon caused us to do
Jesus was God's Son and this we knew.
Happiness and joy we all now received
Thankful because in God we all believed
Glad we were a worshiping Episcopalian
Went on to next prayer after saying Amen.
Bishop Curry is the new Presiding Bishop of the
Episcopal Church. He is not an Archbishop and
is Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. The
American Episcopal Church as the Episcopal Church
is multinational and name was changed at the
General Conventions (6 years) ago from The
Episcopal Church of the United States of America
to just The Episcopal Church.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
Categories:
episcopalian, religious,
Form:
Couplet
An Anonymious Episcopalian
No matter what sins you may have done
Episcopal Church always accepts anyone
And maybe you might not pay your bill
Or be an old person like me over the hill.
Could always be late and never on time
Of means or committed miserable crime
Being gay or not pleased with how I look
Were the one who stole my prayer book.
A major commandment might be broken
Instead of real big bill only a small token
Either be of little faith or even none at all
Over weight, in condition, short or tall.
They may be brilliant or somewhat inept
Up and high on drug or narcotic all pepped
On beach wearing bikini or body tattooed
Horrible house untidy pictures all skewed.
In our congregation all kinds are found
Singing song and can't bare the sound
Or may have found this hard to believe
Choir her they were willing to receive.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
RiverSea Plantation
Bolivia, NC
St. James Episcopal
Categories:
episcopalian, encouraging, religious, drug,
Form:
Couplet
I was selfish and had to horde the Lord;
Because He was all that I could afford
Poems from Him started to write each day
For perfect relation with him paved the way.
But after a while too I must have to be realizing
Results of much of my speech is sermonizing
And I have become an Episcopalian researcher
Our priest is a Catholic and catalytic converter.
Hope some of you understand what I am saying
By, all games have rules you must be playing
Even tough at times Priest I am often teasing
I could bend myself over and be more pleasing.
Sound familiar?
Jim Horn
Member of St. James Episcopal
Board of Vestry and major
pain in the neck.
Categories:
episcopalian, encouraging,
Form:
Couplet