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Classic poem of the day

There was nought in the Valley
But a Tower of Ivory,
Its base enwreathed with red
Flowers that at evening
Caught the sun's crimson
As to Ocean low he sped.

Lucent and lovely
It stood in the morning
Under a trackless hill;
With snows eternal
Muffling its summit,
And silence ineffable.

Sighing of solitude
Winds from the cold heights
Haunted its yellowing stone;
At noon its shadow
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Member poem of the day

These heretical poems on the subjects of God, religion and Christianity explain why I “left” the Religious Right.


If one screams below,
what the hell is "Above"?
—Michael R. Burch


Religion is regarded by fools as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful. — Seneca, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch


Bible Libel
by Michael R. Burch

If God
is good,
half the Bible...

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