A Limerick
I've always been and will remain a Jew.
I've had faith and have doubted too.
Some think Jews should convert;
But, while I mean them no hurt,
To me, their canons ring no less untrue.
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of a son
Stay true to yourself. Strike a balance. No harm to teeter at times. 🙂
💓 Terveen 💓
Delightfully irreverent, David!
😍 Steve 😍
(that’s how I roll!)
Perfectly narrated. Thank you.
Thanks so much, Deepak.
All best,
David
Your welcome .
Nice limerick, David.
🤎💝 Dolly 💝🤎
With an alternate spelling, who knows the possibilities? Canon—Qanon… hehe
Hahahaha!
Isn’t it only Christians that are always trying to save everybody? Conversion is a strange concept. But I know you will always be who you are. (K)
No idea, TBH. Maybe 🤷
Watch those cannons, they shoot.
🔫 Andrew 🔫
Who says you should convert?
well, nobody in-person since I moved to Israel, but I’ve gotten spam comments about being “saved” here on WP.
Ah. My spammers just want to sell me various substances of dubious legality and quality. Nobody’s trying to save my soul.
I can try if you’d like me to 😉
Actually your comment made me think about the phrasing and sound of the limerick, and I changed “I” to “Jews” – I think it reads better that way.
Always happy to help!
agree ‘some want Jews to convert’ – yikes btw, does that sound like the same bunch who come from the US and make illegal settlements in the occupied territories (whatever you think about that land/issue – it appears some settlements are illegal?) – I don’t know a lot about it, only was in touch many years ago with English Quakers who supported Palestinian in non-violent resistance – there that issue came up.
Why do you think they come from the USA? I mean I am sure some do, but I think the majority are born in Israel.
pure speculation on my part, influences by further speculation: in Nottingham I see ‘alternative’ churches spring up, obviously not short of a bob or two, very evangelical and I suspect, based on vague reading some time ago, that they come from/originate in the US. 🤔
Israel has enough homegrown crazies without outside support.
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To be fair, all countries do.
yes, and unfortunately size matters here… -?
Size of population?
yes, that and pockets
Yes and no, I think. My Dad used to say that it only takes a small number of armed people to take control of a society.
that seems a valid perspective
nicely done David! I think poetry is your religion… just sayin.. xo 💖
I’ve had that thought myself…
Great minds…. 🤗🤗
This made me smile and then feel sad that anyone would urge conversion – identity and religion are a very personal choice! Oh well, in this world seems nothing is off limits (as my spam folder is revealing to me!!)
Well, in Israel it’s not exactly a non-issue, but it’s much less an issue than in other places in the world. Although – there are missionaries here who pose for years (with their entire families) as ultra-Orthodox rabbis, attempting to convert Jews to Christianity… That’s something that’s been in the news of late.
Well tell them to jump over a cliff.
I’ll pass that along 😜
Canons = Samaritan swine = Geraseen Demoniac, sorry to allude to the words of an unschooled Rabbi but church canons are soul destroying to many.
Could you say more about this? I don’t quite understand…
Sorry David. It is a pun on the story of Jesus’s healing of the gerasene demoniac. He was possessed by Mob,who I equate with Canons. He had been exiled close to Samaritan Swine herders. The demons pleaded to be cast out into the Swine. Who then ran headland off a cliff.
It is a parable about the kingdom of heaven and its unpredictable nature. I thought of Swine and Canons and mass exodus. Or forced exodus of all the bindings of the church. It is from Mark 5. Here is one explanation:
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/gerasene-demoniac/commentary-on-mark-51-20
Thanks, Andrew – that makes MUCH more sense now! 🙂
Good.
I loved this one. Keep the Limericks coming. You are so good at them.
😘 Thanks, Molly 😘
oh I had not even seen the three men dancing – a hoot 🙂
That’s the best part!
well, your limerick is pretty cool
woohoo how’s that for a monday 👌👏
🤗 Barbara 🤗
PS what would you convert to – I can’t quite see you as a Buddhist and I dread to think of you as a Christian (shudder) – Bahai maybe? 😉
Islam? Who knows!
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well start practising your twirl – be a derwish…
I’m down with that.
lingo or typo? I donno what that means
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I%27m%20down
I love to see dervishes dance or,rather spin
Perfect stated! Well done!!
🧸 Suzette 🧸
Oops, I meant “perfectly stated.” And, you are most welcome David.