EPIGRAPH: "Mario, what do you get when you cross an insomniac, an unwilling agnostic and a dyslexic?" "I give." "You get someone who stays up all night torturing himself mentally over the question of whether or not there's a dog."-David Foster Wallace (1962 โ 2008) The Sabbath for Jews is twenty-five hours long. It keeps… Continue reading Dog, or: God
Tag: Agnosticism
Receive, or: Deceive
Receive truth ~ But this to Believe in: all world religions are Deceiving. Still, mortals struggle to Conceive; as from lived suffering, no Reprieve; that by it, nothing great's Achieved ~ other than earthly wisdom. W3 poetry prompt This poem was written in response to murisopsisโ W3 prompt ~ to write a poem of no less… Continue reading Receive, or: Deceive
No good response to ‘faith’ poetry
Poetry Partners Writing creatively online is lovely, an entirely different experience than writing privately for one's self. There is, of course, the encouraging and helpful feedback we receive from fellow writers online, as well as the inspiration and exposure to new concepts we derive from reading their works. These are priceless. Beyond these benefits, I… Continue reading No good response to ‘faith’ poetry
O rly? or: Ya rly
Two American sentences: Agnostic, dyslexic insomniacs are identifiable. They're always lying awake at night, wondering if there is a Dog. What's an 'American Sentence'? Allen Ginsberg, inventor of the American Sentence, felt that the haiku didnโt work as well in English. Ginsberg decided to remove the line structure of the haiku, maintaining the requirement of… Continue reading O rly? or: Ya rly
Deed, not Creed?
The rhyme that stuck Judaism is a religion of deed - not creed. When I first heard this said to me some 2ยฝ decades ago, I had no idea what my Hebrew high school teacher Rabbi Witty meant by it, but the rhyme stuck with me. Hebrew high school? I attended public school throughout my… Continue reading Deed, not Creed?
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