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Today's Poem #2
—“God, a Poem” by James Fenton (1983)
God, A Poem (1983) A nasty surprise in a sandwich, A drawing-pin caught in your sock, The limpest of shakes from a hand which You'd thought would be firm as a rock, A serious mistake in a nightie, A grave disappointment all round Is all that you'll get from th' Almighty, Is all that you'll get underground. Oh he said: 'If you lay off the crumpet I'll see you alright in the end. Just hang on until the last trumpet. Have faith in me, chum - I'm your friend.' But if you remind him, he'll tell you: 'I'm sorry, I must have been pissed - Though your name rings a sort of a bell. You Should have guessed that I do not exist. 'I didn't exist at Creation, I didn't exist at the Flood, And I won't be around for Salvation To sort out the sheep from the cud - 'Or whatever the phrase is. The fact is In soteriological terms I'm a crude existential malpractice And you are a diet of worms. 'You're a nasty surprise in a sandwich. You're a drawing-pin caught in my sock. You're the limpest of shakes f
August 1, 2023 at 12:57 AM
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Today's poem: "Hap", by Thomas Hardy (1866)
"Hap", a poem by Thomas Hardy (1866)
July 30, 2023 at 8:30 PM