From pious lips
come rightheous words --
...falling short,
they cannot reach
God's ears.
Author notes
Prompt: Chant
13 words
Pious ~ religious, going through the motions
In a list
A contest entry
- Quickie of the day #2 8 poets...15min...13 words by islekine.
460 points, ended June 26, 7 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Congrats on the Gold!
Most of all this was very powerful and did with few words.
I loved it!
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~Lisa~
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Amen.
Good perspective put into this one. Nice job, Tim.
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Gold trophy at that!! well deserved yeah bravo sir, Superbly written!!
Blessings
Rend
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Congrats on the Gold
You deserved it!
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Humm..truely a piece to ponder..and to make a thought over it..love it..crisp and to the point..very well done dear friend..thanks for sharing...
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I knew you'd ace this..and I was right!! Brilliance as always. Good luck!
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this made me do a triple take
thoughtful words
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Yes...nice take!
Best wishes in the contest and always!
Write on!
and
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Hmm I'm not sure if I'm getting this wrong but it seems to me like you are talking about how someone can be so religious but never reach God or really know Him. They think that religion is the way. I'm sorry if I interpreted this wrong. Great write. Good luck in the contest
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Actually, that's pretty accurate
Thank you!
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