Cherry picking the words of god
to suit man’s selfish needs;
The lowest forms twist their meaning
until the lie succeeds;
Imitators of good virtue
are such great pretenders;
The sweetest mouth is shameful with
every lie it renders;
As it passes into the ears,
the falsehood becomes true;
Before we die, the moral dirt
must be ingested too.
Inspired by a short piece by Samuel Butler in the Penguin Book of Lies. A rich source of inspiration!
BY the way, Shaun, I saw your piece in The Ekphrastic Review for the Glenn Harrington challenge. Congratulations 🌟
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Oh thanks Sunra. Where is that? I have forgotten all about this!
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It’s on their website under the painting with the waiter and the empty tables.
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Oh Thanks Sunra – I found it again. It’s curious that no one comments on the poems there.
I think it also highlights that blogs/websites haven’t quite figured out a good way to present and highlight a set of poems (particularly that allow for commenting).
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