poetry critical

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Poetry Critical 2.0

Hey guys, Donald here.

In a few weeks, this site will be 9 years old. 9 years! And I still know some of the earliest submissions by heart.

But, boy. That’s like 102 in web-years. So it’s time for something new. I’m building that something now with my nights-and-weekend minutes (and plenty of coffee). Buy me a cup?

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Random Poem:

The hour of the Gods
davidm

At night when the temple is empty,
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when only the memory of incense lingers,
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dying candle flames sputter
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in the Lady chapels
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shadows soften and dim.
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Our temple welcomes such gothic silence
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for now, is the hour of the gods,
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the moments when our prayers
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and our piety finally make sense.
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How paltry our precious offerings seem
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lying on your great altar,
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we mouth our psalms and click on rosaries
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seeking judgement and redemption.
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It has always been thus;
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tucked away in our little lives
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shrinking back in awe at the cosmic majesty
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that unfolds before us.
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Forgive us our trespasses.
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