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Christmas
the parish priest so elegantly white
looked across his congregation
dreaming of a white christmas
pining for the glaciers and the fjords
scrawny little brown people
looked at the adorned tree
they could buy food with that
they thought kneeling on rough cement
he taught them to praise the God
in white dress and curly golden hair
ask them for the coins they could spare
from this christmas celebration
we went home exhausted and hungry
afterwards had rice with salted fish.
Published 10th Dec 2023
Author's Note
Christmas in the past: priests that looked well fed in their white garments, preaching in our tongue in an accent that killed the language. we gave our hard earned coins into their offering box. we went home and had rice with salted fish,
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10th Dec 2023 8:06am
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10th Dec 2023 11:31am
This is amazing, Grace. Apologies for terrible joke.
The reformation helped put an end to those partying priests.
Enjoyed your piece. Well observed. Some folks still fall for these false prophets. It's true, there is one born every minute!
Dan
check out this man of god. looking after his flock. hilarious but nauseating. god likes his people looking chic!
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https://youtu.be/WxlS79Q3EXk?si=PjQkPQLD14FFxhIl
The reformation helped put an end to those partying priests.
Enjoyed your piece. Well observed. Some folks still fall for these false prophets. It's true, there is one born every minute!
Dan
check out this man of god. looking after his flock. hilarious but nauseating. god likes his people looking chic!
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https://youtu.be/WxlS79Q3EXk?si=PjQkPQLD14FFxhIl
You are so right. The priest in my poem is a long time ago, when Catholicism came into our land. We were a farming community and we didnt have any money, but when we went to church we had to shell out for the church. Scrap cents to put into their coffer. We looked at the christmas tree all adorned and pretty...thank you so much for reading and commenting.:) the false prophets are out there still, with their own plane forgetting humility, charity, love... that Jesus preached.
12th Dec 2023 2:36am
The hypocrisy of Christmas. I understand Grace & I get it, really, the irony.
12th Dec 2023 3:36am
I know, Billy. Its all so commercialised. I wonder if they actually remember that birthday Boy, a long time ago. Thanks for reading me:)
Beautiful memories of Christmas past. You will have a great Christmas this year with your friends and love ones. Keep on writing.
13th Dec 2023 9:02am
