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flying church monkey
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whispers, murmurs, rumors:
sinner among them

something must be done
to purge holy church

from the flying pulpit
preacher points at her

one in shock and purpose
congregation stirs

heart and hands together
launch blessed winged crusade

upon the cross of Christ
they stake moral cause

raise flag of righteousness
chant, “Be gone! Be gone!”

Satan smiling slithers
ever near the cross

but calls for surrender
drown out hisses clear

all eyes fixed on leader
people fail to see

God sheds a single tear
at such travesty

arms of faith broken now
they pierce her very soul

cries for help unanswered
she dies alone, cold

she watches roses grow
where her heart gave out

lonely, she cannot see
past community

from her grave she hears song
of celebration –

ding dong the witch is dead
wicked witch is dead –

those who condemned haunt her
hope is what they killed

without love, support or
protection, she stares

from shell-shocked eyes at
great church victorious

she prays forgive forgive
please God help me up

silenced shackled she stands
waits for absent God


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 Reviews of "flying church monkey"
Reviewed by Kate Burnside
Reviewed on June 20, 2004
This would appear to be church rampant but not church victorious; this is rather church shamed and a total denial of what God intends. In some circles, the Parable of the Prodigal Son is renamed the Story of the Running Father... the father who watches day and night for the sight of his beloved son returning on the distant horizon... and runs to meet him with arms opened wide!! I like it better that way, but sadly much of The Church is the Church of the Bitter Older Brother and not of The Heart of The Father. For that, as a member representative, I can only apologise, Dawn. A true and illuminating write - good for you, but sad for the Church. We certainly need not only a change of heart and attitude but a real experience of the Father instead of the dead religion of credal belief that makes us so hard. Bless you for this and for your exposure of the death of true church as God intends it to be. Thank you. Kate xx

Reviewed by Mark Rockeymoore
Reviewed on June 7, 2004
yeah...church folk. hypocrites saints and sinners, the church is like a microcosm of society, where all permutations are possible...a sobering and thoughtful write, poet! i like your spiritual outlook VERY much.

Reviewed by Jane Rodway (Reader)
Reviewed on June 7, 2004
This was so good, really original stuff here. It reminded me of a story, I could see it as fiction (my eyes kept putting the lines closer together and pretending it was a story:) I wanted to hear more, this is such a good character, it would build a vivid story.

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on June 7, 2004
Dawn this is a phenemonal write! I'm stunned
by the depth you captured.How unjust the world of
religion is, I reject it!Man defiles everything
Creator so lovingly gave us!

Reviewed by Debashish Haar (Reader)
Reviewed on June 7, 2004
WOW>>silenced shackled she stands
waits for absent God < < <wonderful couplet!! GREAT writing, Dawn!


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