 |
Poems On Site: 198,500+ Comments On Poems: 427,000+ Forum Posts: 105,000+ |
Custom Search
|
|
|
||||
| Welcome ! | Home · FAQ · Topics · Web Links · Your Account · Submit Poetry · Top 30 · OldSite Link | 09-June 22:23:03 AEST | ||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
Array
(
[sid] => 2295
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Bethlehem
[time] => 2002-08-15 06:40:42
[hometext] => Written at the time of the appalling conflict at that most 'Special Church', between Israel and Palestine.
[bodytext] => BETHLEHEM…(©Peter Sprenkeler)
Gunfire echoes in this most holy of places, Adversaries locked in deadly confrontation. This fabled site of the Savior's beginning, Is ironically the death site of two proud nations. They are both of stoic religious fervor, Yet they both seek to kill and destroy. A mockery of God's laws they both make, Any tactic they will use or deploy. This place of significant peace and history, Now a blood spattered site of hate. The ferocity and venom mounts each day, Violence by God's people will not abate. What a twisted…sad…unbelievable irony, These of all people… in this of all sites. They wallow in hate and a lust for blood, God's laws have disappeared from their sight. For their God has commanded "Thou shalt not kill", But His words have fallen on deafened ears. Widows and orphans grow in number each day, The streets of both communities…awash with tears. Hardened hearts and unforgiving spirits, Compassion and tolerance far from their thinking, The little church crumbles slowly as they fight, The corpses in the sun lie stinking. The Christian 'witness' to the world is appalling, These 'special' people of God are just the same. As any war-waging non-Christian race, Of their God and themselves…earn nothing but shame! [comments] => 1 [counter] => 147 [topic] => 39 [informant] => pete [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Grief )
|
Menu
· 
Poetry
Community
Members
Areas
Reference
Search
Top
Others
Poetry is much like a great photo, a single "moment in time" capturing many feelings and emotions. Yet, they are very alive; creating stirrings within the readers who form visual "pictures" of the expressed emotions within the Poem. ©
Opinions expressed in the poetry, comments, forums etc. on this site are not necessarily those of this site, its owners and/or operators; but of the individuals who post items to this site.
Frequently Asked Questions | | | Privacy Policy | | | Contact Webmaster
All submitted items are Copyright © to their submitter. All the rest Copyright © 2002-2050 by Your Poetry Dot Com
All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners.
Script Generation Time: 0.052 Seconds. - View our Site Map | .© your-poetry.com