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church and state, cursebreaker, ornate frame, palm sculptor, caterpillar greed
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Poem Strings 5 POEMS
-saiom shriver-
CHURCH AND STATE
If God is omnipresent
if God is everywhere
if the sun pours light into
each point of the air
then to attempt to separate
God from the state is
vainly to try for a
spiritual lobotomy.
After castles and forts
have fallen, after tanks
have rusted away,
God's many kinds
of shrines remain.
*
Footnote: this is not an
endorsement for any theocratic
state... whether one in which
Sharia, or Mormon
in historical Utah, or present
day Israel, or the established
Church of England...dominates, but
the right of everyone to speak
his own prayer.
Pic source:
http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/ludwig061311/l08_74981302.jpg
PALM SCULPTOR
He who guided the
sea to carve the caves
who causes fruit trees
to drop for-all alms
has sculpted unique lines
in each person's palms.
*
footnote: A man complained to
Sathya Sai Baba that his lifeline
was short. Baba patted the man's
hand. He looked at it and saw
that his lifeline had been
doubled
CATERPILLAR GREED
God enables the
caterpillar's
greed for leaves
as fuel for cocoon
from which
the entombed bug
will a resurrected
body receive.
*
Picsource:
http://www.butterflygardeningandconservation.com/graphics/blog/06-05/2006-05-07-black2.jpg
CURSEBREAKING
Make life better;
don't make it worse.
By forgiving,
release every being
from each curse.
*
Footnote:
Forgiving does not require that one
interact with a negative person,
but to send him or her light.
God of all
break all curses now and forever.
Sri Yukteswar: 'the explosive
vibratory power of speech'
Lisa K: Do not tempt fate
by speaking such words
Pic source: http://www.fromanxietytolove.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Forgiveness-is-my-function1.png
ORNATE FRAME
A too ornate
gilded frame
detracts from the
painting flame
Pic source:
http://huntington.org/uploadedImages/Files/images/pinkieLG.jpg
