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qwertyportne
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0 posted 2010-03-06 10:40 AM


When I was a boy,
god was a bearded old man,
an un-come-at-able father keeping a
list of naughty and nice.

In my prodigal youth,
god was a submissive son,
who chose obedience over individuation,
born again over grown up.

When I grew up,
god became a long-legged goddess,
breathlessly beautiful and
mellifluously mine on moon-lit nights.

After the war,
god was a grim reaper,
bleeding my world of art, leaves
and common sense.

Now,
with the years piled up like pages in a book,
god is a mother
birthing and nursing our times together
and apart.

Only she knows,
when the time comes to say goodbye,
what separation we are meant to bear…



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JenniferMaxwell
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1 posted 2010-03-06 11:02 AM


Very original and creative, enjoyed!


Margherita
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2 posted 2010-03-07 11:40 AM


quote:
Now,
with the years piled up like pages in a book,
god is a mother
birthing and nursing our times together
and apart.



You reminded me of the words of Pope John Paul I, who dared to say God could be seen as a Mother. I agree!

I appreciate your words, well done.

Love,
Margherita

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