Places Religion Poems

The space is smaller 
than what was measured by memory,
the stained glass windows much less 
vibrant compared to what glowed 
brightly in the light of...

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I am not hardened by your strong sense of will 
And i am not weakened by any fragility of spirit
I am not stood still, awaiting my...

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You Never Cared For Me 

You never cared for me 
I was not your son ,
We did not embrace 
Each or either one .
Your religion...

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There were special places 
where the mind could hide,
way up in the branches 
of a tall tree, safe within
a ball of leaves,
halfway to heaven.
Or on...

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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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I know a place 
Where one can lounge
And drink a refreshing dew
Where no worry survives
Where no sounds intrude
Where angels on its pathways
At times may be...

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H: Here on the earth we are
A: Always busy with
P: People and always at
P: Places that work us to the bone.
Y: You should come away...

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Life Now Cries Out, This Truth, There Is No Holy Grail

I stab the stone wall, all to no avail
Life now cries out there is no...

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Jericho Roads

By Mark Stucky
At the end of the rock-strewn road,
fell the walls surrounding Jericho.
Spared from destruction,
were a harlot’s people,
the family of Rahab,
Israel’s unlikely ally,
and unlikely...

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(Author’s note: This poem was written during the 2020 lockdown in the early part of the pandemic when many people were isolated and afraid. It...

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Consider the (Dreaming) Birds

By Mark D. Stucky
Jesus told us to consider the birds of the air.
I have pondered parakeets (budgies) in a cage
routinely performing what...

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No one speaks of Rapture
anymore

What could one say
short of singing
and dancing
graceful tandem play?

Even evangelists
seem less sure
Rapture is a grace-filled promise
of reward for virtue
and not merely...

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Proud shoes of Muslims from a hajj!
Their owners 'Alhaji' emerge!
Sandals which kissed Jerusalem:
A true Christian's, grandly solemn!

A devout man's made pilgrrimage
A boost gives his Holy...

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I know this preacher
Big and famous
Books and hooks
Got good looks
The gals all love
Dudes are glued
To his words
Though some think
He’s a turd

He’s got so much money
He...

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I Wonder, by Davieo, David Rothchild

I wonder
How many unchecked lies
A mind
Can handle
Before it just chokes
Ignores, becomes overwhelmed
It just forgets a need
To get the truth about...

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