Spiritual Humor Poems

I went for my early morning run,
just me and my young son.
It was to be a lot of fun,
then home for a hot cross bun.
We...

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("Anagogical Moments Merit Badge", 2011, original oil)

The Dream

In a dream I talk to a young man in his prime,
A bit of a wandering missionary type
Eager...

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The difference
between RightWing political
and economic autism,
and Religious Right monotheism,
has been greatly exaggerated

To this post-millennial tipping point
of monopolistic omnipotence
predicting sacred Earth's matricide

By LeftBrain-RightHand 
dogmatic dominance
of a...

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To You I Sing

Here I stand at my pew,
Where so many songs of praise are sung in chorus and out of tune,
Of beautiful words with...

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Shared enthusiastic curiosity
between two or more

May also become felt 
as mutually assured
active hope
we might make it through dinner
without seeking reparations
while digging our way
through emotionally deserted
dessert

Curiously...

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Unexpected Coming

By Mark D. Stucky

“Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” (Luke 12:40)

Nobody...

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I was in the hospital at only five, 
the medicine gave me a big hive. 
Sunday school taught us to be alive, 
my spirit soared...

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Dearest,
I know we agreed
to practice stretching our compassion
to include those we actively loath,
and I have been trying
but...

Yes, I know,
it's difficult to out-trump Trump's
apparent toxicity,
with benign...

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Missing: God Incarnate

By Mark D. Stucky
Last month I lost Jesus.
Maybe he is not lost,
but I cannot find him
even in usual places.

I couldn’t find him in...

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The koala's spiritual beliefs
Are difficult to assess.
He attends no mosque or synagogue
And never does confess.
He's not a cannibal and so
Communion is appalling,
And as for gospel...

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Salvation in an App Store?

By Mark D. Stucky
Google Maps won’t work
for the way I feel lost.
Is there a salvation app
I can install on my phone
to...

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In the morning I sit
remembering Longchenpa's advice 
to observe thoughts with awareness
like an old man, basking in the sun,
watching children play.
And it's easy to effortlessly...

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I have heard all your excuses 
I have listened to all your pleas
It is time to pay the pipers 
With the sweet tears of your...

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SUMMERTIME

Summertime, most glorious time, short lived
intense season, in which God’s glorified.
Nature is firing on all cylinders,
flora, fauna flourishing … not denied.

Time to savor fresh air,...

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Dumpster-Diving Deity

By Mark D. Stucky
Dirty, broken, and forgotten,
discarded as worthless junk
at garage sales and trash collections,
were treasures I have rescued.
Where others saw rubbish,
the eye of...

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