Open Poetry #30 |
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Poet is Priest |
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Brad Majors![]() ![]() ![]()
since 2001-04-03
Posts 2647Georgia ![]() |
"Poet is Priest" The writing of poetry the most holy sacrament reverred above heaven and also below blessed be Ink the very breath of lyrical divine holy holy holy only thou are holy falling to knees clutcing chest weeping I alone am holy My pen divine My mouth divine My spit divine Father Blake Fahter wordsworth forgive me for I have sinned descration of the sacred into propfane blaspehmies saving me from hellish normality Holy The pen the very mouth of every god and so of my muse my object of worship paper only blank potential creation of immaculate conception "Poet is Priest" I am priest you are priest lighting mental candles for the sacred mass as pen touches paper ink flows god speak the poetic litergy begins "Poet is Priest" you are my congregation as I am yours holiest mass of the mind orgasmic ephiphanies let the phallic words thrust vagina soul till you are full spilling over So full you must write spread our faith to any who will listen in the cafe the street corner the schools churches till all understand for this is our communion without cheap wine and stale wafers breaking off pieces of poetic Logos in virgin ears proclaiming recieve our Gospel turn off your tv rot turn on your mind for "Poet is Priest" Muse divine Papacy writing of poetry our only sacrament and poetics the only true religion Prophetic Monkey 2003 The line "Poet is Priest" is from poem "death to Van Gogh's Ear" Allen Ginsburg |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
never thought of it that way, but yeah |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Agreed!!! Poetry is our only sacrament, and to most of us, it is the lifebreath of every waking moment....excellent, Brad! ~S~ Life is what you make it |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
WOW! A glorious write that is oh, so truthful and telling. Hugs, Marti 'You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.' |
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