Long Homilies Poems

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The Cardinal and the Rose

Within the vast cathedral’s lofty walls
A cardinal delivered his address
From proud zucchetto perched upon his head
To buckled shoes, a picture of finesse.

His scarlet cassock swayed with regal pride
And eyes admired the purity of lace
Exquisitely displayed beneath a cape
Whose crimson tone bestowed a warm embrace.

The message, mouthed with clarity and force
Conflicted with a hollowness of heart
His faith, now but a withering mirage
His homilies, a time-perfected art.

Outside, the stain-glassed windows came alive
Resplendent as the sun began to shine
It kissed the petals of a blushing rose
Engendering a fragrance quite divine.

A simple rose, yet clothed exquisitely
In softest silk and crimson-petalled bloom
Implicitly a witness to God's love
Through silent language graced with sweet perfume.

(slight change to the final verse)

 
15.01.23

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Form: Rhyme


In defence of the profane - I

Profane words, poor things, scorned as contraband, 
In contrast arraigned with words weighed as sane 
That hold a moral firm ground-- for long grand.
Forbidden, they talk to us in words plain
But are powered by voltage of thunder clouds 
Which, words that wear civil dress seldom can.
What beauty-- words raw, truthful, not in shrouds,
Honest if rude, can do free from restrain!   
Not sure? Try stub your toe and mark your jibe:
Sage decorum nor yet homilies rife, 
Nor vague philosophical diatribe,
Nor yet poetic prompt on fleeting life!!
    Pain, no child of elegant etiquettes,
    Spews words profane-- flood flooding past floodgates.  
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Sonnet (tongue-in-cheek) | 17.12.2025 | profane, sane, words
Note: The part - II follows.
Form: Sonnet

Foresight

The foresight

When I look back on my life, which I seldom do
I think in my writing, I should be deeper; alas, my self-mockery gets in the way.
Why should I think I`m intellectual to have any worth to say?
It appears to me that many on Facebook feel important enough to enlightening us with their homilies?
If you live like this or that, you will find peace and happiness. 
Balderdash!
Reading what philosophers said, is interesting but it does not change your mind. 
Nor does reading the bible makes you a Christian.
Gladness is a gift and the place for village idiots who lack the ability 
to reflect upon life.
speculated on what life is for is useless; the only cure is acceptance
that life is cruel, and if you live long enough, friends may drive you around
asking you about the old days, a time you rather forget.
No religion or philosophy will rescue you; you are on your own until death.
© Jan Hansen  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Your First Breath

Your First Breath 
David J Walker

Should I try
To name and number
 The nameless days and
	Numberless nights

I am 
	Another beginning
	A being
The alpha and omega of
	Another day spent

Remembering each morning
Each new day forming
	Less of sight 
and more of scent 

I am 
	Another descending 
evening
Riding the tide 
of another tonight

guarding the dwindling 
visions of vestige

The mellifluous homilies
Ascribed to the bright
Colored lights 
	Of the moon

I am the nameless 
you will never know

living and dying 
	believing and loving

fearing and toiling
long before you 

have come to take

your first breath
Form: Rhyme

No more nor less

Me, home and loneliness, no more no less,
Ah, oh, utter darkness, no more nor less.

In birth, life, death, equity rules the same,
Suffering there’s endless, no more nor less.

A few saline tears flow caused by sore heart,
What heart held, eyes express, no more nor less.

In desert were buried my memories,
Whence my mind did retrace, no more nor less.

Our parting when sun departed that day, 
Hurt was on hurt I guess, no more no less.

Homilies that the world hail as Ghazal,
Some pens tend to caress, no more nor less.

Fine, if readers relate, draw parallel,
If not, it’d them depress, no more nor less.
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Inspired by a piece in Gujarati by Dikshhita Shah, no translation
Ghazal |21.12.2024|life, birth, death, tears

Poet’s note: The tears flown from eyes or dried down therein are like documents describing painful memories. If they were to be expressed in words, there’s nothing else like poetry. And in all poetic feelings expressed, there’s nothing to compare like ghazals, or to some extent sonnets. In ghazals a reader reads his own painful memories. The poet then disappears and what remains are pure experience of feelings. It means, in poetic words there’s not just fragrance of philosophy, but there’s that perfume, the painful scent of personal suffering as well. And yet, world often sees the light lit by the lamp in front of the photograph of the person lost, but not the darkness in the life of one who has lost the person.
Form: Ghazal


Ban Assault Weapons In 2017 - Part2

This epidemic re: murderous love affair perfervid
with gruesome morbid 
fixation allowing, enabling and providing terrifying 
   trappings, whence Pandora out the lid
anger loosed by gun toting recorded by hid
dee us aide de camp per grim reaper 
   milling crowd, each bewildered person stunned viz satanic grid
loosed bullets ensnare coterie upping ante bid
   daring pernicious fare thee well odiously off loaded 
   per incendiary fiery maelstrom to mega death count added.
Suicide bombardier slakes thirst aims at billeted soiree
with deadly precision, and spray painting human innards 
   congregated engaged groupon people), with egregious pay
ment for exaggerated slight mowing down, a slew - nay
soon to be lifeless victims unaware - delivering may 
hem to anonymous hunter a cannibal as well 
family and survivors, who lay
   down their sorrows, which bring revulsion and gray 
obsolescence of faith in mankind to fray.
Death be not proud, nor ought airtime be allocated to these 
heinous cavalier avengers foe tee eight-hour special (proffers 
   twitchy finger itching to squeeze
especial easy access to sophisticated high caliber compact 
   offspring family affair sport doth please
manifesting prize pride killing machine owners 
   posed as stonewall Jackson frieze
rapaciously with so much ease
lethal gimcrackery cutlasses incite epidemic violence as disease.
Sorrow soulful songs sung by the likes of death cab for cutie or goo
goo dolls in tandem with foo 
fighting beastie boys pay homilies whence homage grew 
to grateful dead nobody knew
fetishistic martyrs wannabe set sights of sister and mew
sic cull doobie brothers of their simian species with no sorrow to rue.

O Live the Life, Leave Still

How beautiful is sky of setting dusk!
Why then the setting old age seems to tire? 

Eve inspires to conclude unfinished dreams,
If so, why should the setting old age tire? 

The setting sun inspires the search of self,
If only setting old age should not tire.

Gone dusk and dark night, there’s the light of dawn!
And still, why setting old age seems to tire?

From lifelong journey dawns dawn of wisdom,   
Why still, the setting age should so much tire?

Joy and grief, two eternal truths of life!
Leave both aside and live and still retire.

Let flesh feel fatigued, never let your mind,
And tell me if the setting age still tires. 
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Musings | 05.09.2022 | Couplets

Poet’s note: You are as old as you think. Age is only a number… and with so many such homilies people try to soothe the old and aged. And still, one does feel old even after being careful nourishing body with good food, keeping it agile with exercises and games. And yet, perhaps the old fail to do enough for the mind.
Form: Couplet

My Little Angel

Wrapping him in  a blue blanket he hands him over to me 
outside the snow is falling, as I gaze at him my hearts about to burst 
all the pushing is over, now its time to receive his glee 
bluest eyes I'd ever seen suckling at my breast with a quenching thirst  

Yesterday was Debussy and Bach 
lullabies of sweet by morning dawn 
Today a baby cradle with gentle rock    
"Oh my God, did you see that Ron !" 

We named him Joseph, after his grandfather who was a great artist 
homilies of love spoken truthfully,  I cannot contain the joy 
just given birth to a special boy and it feels like I've been kissed   
my love leans in and whispers " we'll give him every toy!"

 
With a sacral dimple you can't miss  
he looks like a hand carved ivory Angel  
as I draw him close and feather him a kiss    
he gurgles with laughter, "I'm your Angel"    

October 8, 2020
Form: Rhyme

Ghazal of a Tired Man

With your teachings, tired tunes I’m tired, 
Hauling its harsh import, I’m tired.

Not with my frugal fate, it’s fine, 
Your rating jewels as jade, I’m tired.

By your discourse, a bit iffy,
Karmic fate of if-then, I’m tired.

By your sermons that seem dated,
Scolding, berating me, I’m tired.

Do deeds, expect no fruits, you say,
Of such tired homilies, I’m tired.
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Ghazal |01.12.2021| despair
Poet’s note: There are numerous channels on television bombarding religious discourses, even a god channel, all heavy stuff, somehow making some listeners burdened with undue guilt. Here’s the desperate cry of one such man.
Form: Ghazal

Premium Member Observations From My Pew

I deem it important to attend church for my spiritual maturation.
I really savor the fellowship of a loving and caring congregation.
I especially relish the potluck suppers and other social interactions,
But even in this worshipful scenario, there are bound to be distractions!

Now, I don't mind the preacher pounding his pulpit to gain attention,
Or the occasional "amen" from a dear sister for her comprehension,
But that feller across the aisle who always sings off-key and out of tune,
Sounds like a murder of cranky crows or an out of sync bassoon!

I thrill at a great rendition of "How Great Thou Art" by the choir,
And the crescendo of the organ as it grows higher and higher.
Even the woman belting out her mezzo-contralto doesn't bother me so,
But that feller across the aisle who murders "Amazing Grace" has got to go!

I can tolerate little children who holler and scream now and then,
Or the occasional raucous ringing of a cellphone now and again,
But I approach congregational singing with little or no anticipation,
When that feller across the aisle brays, "The Churches One Foundation!"

I don't mind the snoring of the guy who occupies the pew behind me,
And I can abide the pastor's profound homilies to a certain degree.
But how I dread to hear that feller's odious and tuneless strain!
(I suppose I could move to another pew to ease my Sabbath bane!)

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(© All Rights Reserved)
Form: Rhyme

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