the uni-verse is actually a most sensual and seductive environ ... passions should never be denied but developed and utilized to their fullest ... i like the format and thoughts in this poem, Eileen ...
Enjoyed this extraordinary reconciliation of the spiritual with the erotic. These lines venture boldly into territory that many would prefer to avoid, but avoidance does not provide insight and without insight regarding the issue, the ANGUISH OF TEMPTATION eventually turns into the agony of ruination. Thank you for the thought-provoking soul-stirring write.
You are so right Eileen, and sometimes things come full circle, then and only then do we stop and face what we ran from so long ago. Thank you Eileen for this lovely, spiritual piece. Guess timing is everything, isn't it.....
fantastic write, eileen! the link between sexuality and spirituality is alive and well-- as ever-- whether some folks embrace its reality or not.
well done, master poetess,
peace and blessings,
carolyn
Brilliant: when one plays, they have to pay. It is about choice, we have free will. Will we make the right choice? Probably not: not without help. :) I concur: one of your best. Reminded me of a conversation between good and evil: what. To. Do? BRAVA!
Superb write, Eileen; brava! What more can I say??
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D
Membership due to run out on Sept. 5, 2007; just thought I'd like to let you know! :)
Reviewed by Victor Buhagiar (Reader)
Reviewed on August 31, 2007
I read these fiery thoughts and all the time feral was in my mind. Now there's a minx lurking with some great philosofical thoughts rambling as it stalks her prey :) Beautiful as always. Victor
very creative format and delivery, Eileen. I like your message very much. for so long the religious "right" has insisted on whacking off sexuality, separating it from spirituality and suggesting any desire just shouldn't be there at all. Dawn
How does one explain that divinity
Does not negate sexuality
(Only fools deny this reality)
Excellent and sagacious write Eileen. Makes one wonder if the 'price' is ever really paid by most. I could wax on but Sage covered a lot of ground already.
Medieval religion was seasoned with prurience - carried over into this modern-day - neither picture is very faithful in the Anguish of Tempation - the views of medieval churchmen on the sexual act - well no one ever asserted the act was intrinsically sinful - on the other hand - all were agreed that some evil was present in every sex act since the Fall. Those hard-core Christians who think the sex act, carnal desire is morally evil with wicked impulses - I recommend watching the movie Elmer Gantry which Anguish of Temptation outlines in your poem, Eileen, what the results of "all choices have a price to pay."
Sinclair Lewis, a religious sort of Nostradamus Jesus storyteller of who would predict Christian fraud which ultimately made headlines in the 1980s-90s with Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Ministry.
Then, in 1927, it sounded like a far-fetched Bible drama. Sinclair Lewis, a religious sort of Nostradamus Jesus storyteller of who would predict Christian fraud which ultimately made headlines in the 1980s-90s with Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Ministry and stands behind the pulpit today in rampant abuse of Christianity. Religious fraud is everywhere...
Gantry's story portrays an obnoxious, womanizing college athlete who realizes the power and prestige that being a preacher can bring, he pursues his "religious" ambitions, which bring downfall and even death to important people around him. He continues to womanize and is often exposed as a fraud, but he is never fully discredited, although he frequently has a complete downfall. He emerges triumphantly and is never wholly discredited to reach greater heights of social status. The novel ends as the Reverend Gantry prays for the USA to be a moral nation all the while lustfully admiring the legs of a new choir singer.
Elmer Gantry is a novel which represents the religion of America in evangelistic circles and Godly attitudes of the 1920s.
On publication in 1927, Elmer Gantry created a public furor. The book was banned in Boston and other cities and denounced from pulpits across the USA. One cleric suggested that Lewis should be imprisoned for five years, and there were also threats of physical violence against the author. (Well, Sage Sweetwater knows very well it goes with the territory when there is controversy involved...but a controversial author will always prevail because of TRUTH) The famous evangelist Billy Sunday called Lewis "Satan’s cohort."
Boy are you right! All choices have a price to pay. Another wise poem from an equally caring person with a heart of gold! Love Holly
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on August 31, 2007
Some of the best work I have ever seen from you, Eileen. Maybe it was just my take on your superb choice of words and the topic which you decided to dwell on, but this hit me like a ton of . . . well, you know, bricks!!! I like the whispering voice in brackets . . . Yes, indeed . . . Gotta love it . . .
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Regis
Beautifully done as always. You never disappoint.
Love,
Bette
Aberjhani
Be safe,
Karen
well done, master poetess,
peace and blessings,
carolyn
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D
Membership due to run out on Sept. 5, 2007; just thought I'd like to let you know! :)
Does not negate sexuality
(Only fools deny this reality)
Excellent and sagacious write Eileen. Makes one wonder if the 'price' is ever really paid by most. I could wax on but Sage covered a lot of ground already.
(on a side note, the eldest is being tempted ;)
Sinclair Lewis, a religious sort of Nostradamus Jesus storyteller of who would predict Christian fraud which ultimately made headlines in the 1980s-90s with Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Ministry.
Then, in 1927, it sounded like a far-fetched Bible drama. Sinclair Lewis, a religious sort of Nostradamus Jesus storyteller of who would predict Christian fraud which ultimately made headlines in the 1980s-90s with Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Ministry and stands behind the pulpit today in rampant abuse of Christianity. Religious fraud is everywhere...
Gantry's story portrays an obnoxious, womanizing college athlete who realizes the power and prestige that being a preacher can bring, he pursues his "religious" ambitions, which bring downfall and even death to important people around him. He continues to womanize and is often exposed as a fraud, but he is never fully discredited, although he frequently has a complete downfall. He emerges triumphantly and is never wholly discredited to reach greater heights of social status. The novel ends as the Reverend Gantry prays for the USA to be a moral nation all the while lustfully admiring the legs of a new choir singer.
Elmer Gantry is a novel which represents the religion of America in evangelistic circles and Godly attitudes of the 1920s.
On publication in 1927, Elmer Gantry created a public furor. The book was banned in Boston and other cities and denounced from pulpits across the USA. One cleric suggested that Lewis should be imprisoned for five years, and there were also threats of physical violence against the author. (Well, Sage Sweetwater knows very well it goes with the territory when there is controversy involved...but a controversial author will always prevail because of TRUTH) The famous evangelist Billy Sunday called Lewis "Satan’s cohort."
Love,
Sage
thou has said it
excellent peace
Love & Peace
William