Religious Beliefs in Poetry.....

  • Nici
    20 years ago

    I was just wondering how many different religions are represented on this site.

    Also how many people use their religion in their poems? or their poems to express their religion?

  • Alasdair
    20 years ago

    I rather like this one.

    Eulogy
    by Bill Barnes

    God died today in the heart of another man.
    Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,
    And in this soil a seed is planted.

    God died today in the mind of another woman.
    The black dirt, the moist earth,
    From this new garden, wisdom grows.

    I was always taught that God died that I might live.
    I never realized how true this was.
    His death nourishes the seeds of wisdom, happiness, and freedom.

    This is a eulogy, a benediction.
    I am saddened by my loss,
    But know a better life is ahead of me.

    Love and hate marked this relationship.
    I loved this mythical invisible father.
    I hated the crotchety old judge.

    Like the battered child,
    Who still loves their parents,
    I am glad he's gone, but I still miss him.

    The new garden I have has wonderful plants,
    But I must pull weeds of doubt and guilt,
    It's my responsibility now.

    As a child must grow and leave the safety of home,
    I have grown and left the eternal security of heaven.
    I have outgrown my god, and laid him to rest.