Stray Thought
“Do you really believe
this constant struggle with words,
this making of poems,
will bring sainthood?”
Elizabeth Crawford 11/1/2017
Posted to Poets United Mid-Week Motif: Saints
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Micropoetry: Month of November 2017
Micropoetry Month: Nov 2017: #1
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Good poem! Happy All Saints Day!
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Short and crisp and worth pondering!!
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Again, the rest has done you good! Perfect!
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I’m taking a retreat to ponder that very question. But does belief matter if we can instead know that this what we have been given??
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LOL, likely not, but it keeps us busy!
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No, it’s better than sainthood. It’s being an artist.
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I’d like to think a bit more is required! Something to think about!
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Well that depends! How honest do the poems have to be? A huge question to ponder Elizabeth.. what is the purpose and is that purpose all that we make it out to be! Thanks so much for sharing your poem!
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Sure, sure, sure, sure, sure. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’…Word is truly Omnipotent. Happy All Saints Day 🙂
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Hmmmmm….if writing poetry brought sainthood, we would all have it made, wouldn’t we?
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There’s always the chance that it might! 😉
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I am with Mary on this one. If only it was that simple. We cannot all be saints I suppose.
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