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Faith?
By Talisker
20 February 2007
When my poetic glands are wont to clam up,
I offer but this humble epigram up.


To those who pray to gods invisible,

I offer this, my challenge to your faith,

If you find ghosts and ghoulies risible,

What are you like to be after your death?

 

Oli 20/02/07

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Written by ellipinnock (1753 comments posted) 20th February 2007
Oh Oli I can't read this aloud - the half rhyme of invisible and risible is just too painful!!! 
 
Hope you unblock the poetic glands soon before the ghosties get you... 
 
Elli
A word of advice to ye who dwell on "sp
Written by Josie (2496 comments posted) 20th February 2007
You shouldn't laugh at poor lost souls 
Who gloomy churchyards do patrol - 
But the evil spirits you should throttle 
Including those inside your bottle.  
 
Too much spirit makes you gloomy Oli!

Written by Fledermaus (3159 comments posted) 20th February 2007
To those who worship no deity 
How different are you from a rock? 
Without soul and without piety 
Just matter, who are you to mock? 
Ashes to ashes 
Dust to dust 
What do you do without a goal 
Where does it end without a soul?

Written by Phil (6393 comments posted) 20th February 2007
Do you think we ought to have a theology forum? I know I'm as guilty as the next, but really. And while we're at it, how about an old wives forum for the handing out of rhyming but personal advice? 
 
Sorry - off topic. 
 
In answer to your question: gone; but I always like to entertain the possibility I might return as an earth worm (I did unspeakable things to the poor creatures when I was a child.)  
 
Phil.

Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3139 comments posted) 20th February 2007
Well it's said the devil has the best tunes it seems he also gets the best verse 
cheers 
J
Sorry Phil , more theology
Written by patterjack (1067 comments posted) 20th February 2007
As an atheist i can only hope that the old statement is true : 
 
Heaven for climate , Hell for company  
 
Warbling : 
 
I know where I'm going and I know who's going with me  
 
patterjack

Written by fellpony (1507 comments posted) 21st February 2007
One single soul - perhaps, but heaven and hell must both be getting a biut crowded by now. I enjoy the thought of recycling. Philip Pullman is one of the latest to give it a near-poetic form in prose (inThe Subtle Knife) but in some form or another it has been around for millennia, and but for a Christian edict sometime around the 4th c reincarnation would be part of orthodox Christianity today.  
 
My mother says she wants to come back as a Siamese cat - beautiful, pampered, and with a very loud voice. 
 

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