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Hero

Once-upon-a-time, a barman worshipped the Sun.

Worked nights so didn’t see much of it

but in his head he’d got stories of

the Fire God supreme,

Blaze Lord,

vanquishing monsters who'd eat out your dreams.

 

He called the Sun ‘Hero’,

believed it had six pairs of arms,

giant wings of flame

and the handsomest nose in the galaxy.

Made moons blush

and g...

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Any town

Any town

This town was built from flint and clay

from the iron age and the God's malaise.

This Earth leaves tints of iron and bronze.

Seas, and shells, parchment gone.

This nation holds its mark on time,

not short of the sublime

mixtures of faiths and cultures,

landmarks from other timezones.

The shape of the stars

and the arc of the moon

suggest a covenant with us...

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To the Creator

 

To the Creator

 

You are with me in grief and happiness,

You are with me in joy and loneliness,

You are the One who gives me shelter and support,

You are my love and my reward.

You are the beginning of all and the end,

There is no one you ever offend.

You are my consolation,

You are my celebration,

You are my light

In the dark night.

In my p...

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god

There is no god

There is no god,

But One,

One Sea,

One Rock,

One Land,

One Tree

One Sun,

There is no god

But we

Are

One.

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god   theism   atheism   agnosticism   philosophy   pantheism   paganism   -isms

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