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Church Stove
by Sage Sweetwater → (All Poetry by Sage Sweetwater)
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Potbelly preacher
Stokes sermon with
Kindling chopped from our labor
Psalms belching out chimney smoke valley's Soul


Copyright 1.11.2010 Ms. Sage Sweetwater,
firebrand lesbian novelist

 

 


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 Reviews of "Church Stove"
Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on January 11, 2010
clever! i agree with Fee!!

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on January 11, 2010
Wow, so much can be read into this especailly for an Agnostic such as I. My own thoughts on organized religion are pretty straight forward...I don't need a palace or castle to talk to the Gods.
fee

Reviewed on January 11, 2010
Interesting piece, Sage; well done!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :)

Reviewed on January 11, 2010
I never sat well in pews
especially his (or any) finger pointing
& I could see his actual thoughts
body language is hard to lie about
slick trick lookin up skirts &
he pointed & called about sinners
& whoredoms...
Now if that ain;t callin the kettle black...
Left with some pride & dignity
& never went back...
Cast Iron Kettles on wrought iron stoves
simmering with water of vanilla beans
& cinnomon sticks..whole cloves....
Love & Spirituality
Vickie

Reviewed on January 11, 2010
I adore these lines: the image of pot bellied preacher getting rich off of his flock comes vividly to mind. Well done, Sage!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Kate Burnside
Reviewed on January 11, 2010
... must be the kippers he had for breakfast! Yes indeedy... Dylan Thomas would love this; smacks more than a little of a Welcome in the Welsh Hillsides, ground between church granite, black headstone marble and schoolroom slates: "The Devil Finds Work For Idle Hands"... guess this preacher-man's are pristine, baby-soft and rosy, in this case! xx

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on January 11, 2010
Raised in the Baptist Church / Never believed in the fairytale, but I do believe we need some kind of "higher power" thought process to have something to hold people in some kind of check, otherwise we are doomed. The Golden Rule is a good place to start.

Reviewed by Nicky Goodman
Reviewed on January 11, 2010
potbelly preacher - surely not dear Friar Tuck Shop? Perhaps some other preacher dude who hasn't been doing enough core floor exercises?? That last line is not a little burp, more industrial waste :Oo xx


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