it takes an erudite inspirational
self confessed pagan
to spark religious thought
to set the thinking wheels in motion
st augustine's thoughts
come whirring in
on
conscience
truth
and
integrity
which spin off into
aquinas
newman
chesterton
and
ratzinger
thanks rosemary
it's saturday for chrissake :)
markets and coffee
hair and makeup
trinkets baubles and gossip day
am thinking
about malcolm turnbull
our prime minister
a convert to my lot
am constantly studying him
peering into him
desperate to find something
that i can relate to in our shared
fundamental essence of belief
can't see it
can't find it
but as pope francis says
" who am i to judge"
forgive me your holiness
i am
at the ballot box today
ouch!...judge well for future's sake :)
ReplyDeleteYep...it's a very close result...the people have spoken...have voted for health education housing and the environment . Lookin' good !
DeleteBut no clear winner yet !!!!!
DeleteA very thought provoking poem !!
ReplyDeletePowerfully written :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Rosemary for lighting the thought which fuelled the poem which this poet wrote with so much aplomb - and not a fly swallowed or in sight ;)
ReplyDeleteChuckles...I have a gold medal in fly swatting !
DeleteThanks for the flattering words! I actually greatly love and respect the teachings of Jesus but I notice that many who claim to be Christian, such as some of our politicians, don't appear to follow them all that much. But never mind, making a decision at the ballot box is not the same as sitting in judgment in a nasty way. We have to look at the policies, I think.
ReplyDeleteElections are always so tense.......you wrote a wonderful discourse here, I loved the conversational tone, the reference to Rosemary's feature......made me smile. Good luck with the election results.
ReplyDeleteI hope the election works out for humanity's sake....
ReplyDelete'sometimes
it takes an erudite inspirational
self confessed pagan
to spark religious thought
to set the thinking wheels in motion'
Did Captain Smartypants get bitten on the bum? Exciting times ahead I suspect.
ReplyDeleteWhen you have a rhinocerous hide you don't feel a thing:)
DeleteLove the conversational tone...hope the election is ultimately positive for all..
ReplyDeleteSheer brilliance. Love those first four lines especially. Stellar thinking wheels are going in the right direction it would seem ;-)
ReplyDeletea very interesting way to write about an election.
ReplyDeletewith a saint, a pope and a pagan writer. :)
haha you go Rall!
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