Short Pews Poems

the pews sit idol 


hungering for an old tale


fit for a lobster...

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we saw empty pews 
are ones we no longer use
God us not refuse

Jim Horn...

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Branches serve as pews,
Tabernacle made of trees;
Praising feathered choir....

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radiant color
caressing the empty pews
silent dust motes drift

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Petite peak a Pierrots' hat
cocked tipsy veiled bride white
pines rigid as if in pews
do not bow to the winds' harsh chime...

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Five thousand sermons,
one point of view

The message sole branded
—the damned in the pews

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2019)...

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sunday morning here
                                church bells calling the faithful
                                       empty pews quiet...

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There was a preacher named Gunn
Who kept all the ladies on the run.
He caught quite a few
And first thing he knew
The pews were full of sons of Gunn....

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Sly pastor, his wife had a bust,
One charging the pews with much lust;
Collection plate filled,
With cash overspilled,
Once pastor ruled, pass it, she must....

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In the late fall,
We surrender all
The sweet aspens trees
Surrender their golden leaves,
While singing soft hymns,
From the choir pews
Then, we surrender all...

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FOWLER’S SNARE

hymnal in hand
pages torn from the pews
tossed to the birds

Kim Rodrigues © 2017
Senryu

Psalm 91:3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare… (NIV)...

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Worship Sits in Anticipation,
Anticipation of Inspiration.

Worship Sits in Expectation,
Expectation of Approbation.

Worship Sits in Pews, and Hearts,
Pews and Hearts of Aspiration....

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Veterans Are Greatest News

Have you heard latest, greatest news?
Veterans are receiving rave reviews;
On NCOER or OER,
Were a rising star;
Even saw some praying in their pews.

Jim Horn...

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a voice full of soul
with a gift to share
joy fills the church pews
and hands lift in praise


By Rhonda Johnson-Saunders, February 23, 2012
for 20/20 poetry contest (David Williams)
First place...

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There was a commotion in the church pews
Town drunk had opened a bottle of booze
   All the congregants stared
   The town drunk wasn't scared
Belched and said, "Wait 'till I take off my shoes!"...

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a gift I share is
idleness a gift for you
I superimpose

classroom back sitters 
find futures as beautician 
or divorce lawyer

front pews church sitters 
best view observers also 
judge of character...

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From his pulpit the parson railed 'gainst booze

   For some in his pews this wasn't good news

      For so many, you see

         Bootlegged on the qui vive

            They all harmonized in singing the blues...

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A glassy sea of crystalline degrees 
sustain a mass of icebergs in its pews 
that lift their icy eyes in melting pleas 
to wrest the dying of their waning hues. 

  
A stanza from my poem, Obscure Land of Lights
Written on 5/21/2019...

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The clapboards of the church pews
are as loud Praise print on a hymnal
collection plate showerless blessing
bell rope dangle art on a dusty floor
prayers of silence hallow the rafters
sunset gifts bits of stained glass life...

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In spite of all your riches
you eschew what prophets do
Basilicas you build to self
with time but empty pews

Wealth deadly suicidal
when wielded as a gun
Whose target sits between your eyes
with one shot zero-sum

(Dreamsleep: November, 2023)
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On this Super Bowl Sunday, it is good to go to the house of the Lord.

SUPER SUNDAY

triple layer cold
‘rising in Christmas plaid and socks
a Sunday warm up

Super-hands of worship raise
Pews stay cold as we rise up

2/12/2023...

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The physics of divinity,
  atheists chide

Pews filled with charlatans,
  believers on trial

Trapped in their reasoning,
  with all logic stretched thin

Building walls to keep light out
  —and darkness within

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2019)...

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Walk a mile in my two shoes.
Stalk days, while men spy through views
Talked. Stay! Aisles thin by new pews.
Balk! Weigh miles, when eyes, who choose
Caulked ways, file sin. Cry blue blues!
Chalk gray smiles, then try to schmooze
Gawks. Pray vile kin die. True dues!...

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Sleep not in any side of him

death and not him we should fear

in  pews aisle I walk no more

but in the aisle of aged tombs

with my candle and my weaving wreath

upon your gentle soul I still love

how inert he was when death came

sleep not in any of his sides ....

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A comfortable sound; is found in the pews
 	Illuminated, we are feeling the Good News
As this providence is caught alive
	All tempestuous thoughts of transgressors subside
Hallelujah, HE brings divine will for all of us too…
	It is so good to hear the sweet sounds from the pews...

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