~Purple stained glass

Capturing deceptive goodness

Gazing out.of the stained glass window,
Seeking superficial depth in shallow.

Even the grey brooding sky,
Waves a crimson goodbye...
Even the opaque rocks which shone,
Disguise themselves among the gemstone...
Even the haughty rotten boughs,
Patronize the fallen leaves which blow...

Infrasonic shrills of mocking laughter,
Pierce the naive glass which shatters..
With the naked eye unwrapping
The gifts of condescending hypocrisy....

To them.... hoarding profit
Is all that matters....

Author's Note

Tired of sickos around me. Let out my frustation boil... hope you like it.

Reviews

[Clockwork]

One of my favorite bands has a song with lyrics that say "the walls of a church don't make it holy." We can decorate a place with all of the auspicious ornaments we want. However, those ornaments are not enough. The important thing is that we find the divinity inside our hearts, and that we embody that divinity where we live.

I would say that even a field of flowers can be a holy place if we realize where it is. We can choose to surround ourselves with illusions or we can renounce them. I believe that goes a long way to making a whole place.

So I believe you have done a good job describing these things in this poem of yours. Especially with your third stanza with mentioning the naive stained glass and mocking laughter.

[Stephen]

I grew up in a beautifully built church with beautiful stained glass windows. But inside were people with the coldest hearts. Throughout the ages man has tried to created amazing cathedrals and churchs to try and capture the essence of God. What they did not realize, is, the true essence of God is found within the people of God. That is where God resides, not temples made with hands. Our body the temple is where the Holy Ghost resides. Those that want worldy possessions and are adorned with fine raiments and costly jewels are the ones that are not feeled with the Holy Ghost and are dead on the endside. There are many hyprocrites in this world, that profess to believe and put on an outward show, but on the inside their hearts are as corrupt as the unsaved person. I loved his poem and it has a really good message behind it. Thanks for sharing friend, it was a really good, meaningul read. Sorry for writing such a large review, but you again hit a note on which I am very much frustrated. Hyprocrites.

[Sophy Freebirds]

I am just awestruck by the reviews my riend. thank you for going thoroughly through each :) Woll be doing my round too.... *God bless you* glad i could trigger emotion.

[blaqpearl]

wow..u really did let it boil out beautifully
i love the ending sums it up perfectly for me

[Matching Socks]

People rarely show their true colours, so it's often hard to weed out the bad ones.

[Sophy Freebirds]

True really . :/..missed you dearie

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

You subject of the shallow people has so much depth to it… your poetry is so unique and insightful.

[Sophy Freebirds]

That was quite a compliment. Thank you so much Dale

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I was just telling the truth, you are welcome.

[Sanjh]

You are good, I am unable to find any flaw...:(

Nice poem with deep meaning...keep it up...:)

[Sophy Freebirds]

Haww. Thank you so much :)

[Sanjh]

You are welcome... :p

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I do not believe in the goodness of men. It was not believed by Christ either as He said, "Why would you call me good? There is only one good and that is God." Mankind is a duality of nature...part beast and part spirit ever battling within himself to be more of one or the other. The power within can be summed in the letters o-g-d...in one formation they spell god and in another the same letters spell dog...I believe it is up to each person to arrange their own letters.

[Sophy Freebirds]

I liked how you explained the world play to justify your point.i do agree with you. Thank you so much for blessing me with your sage words

[Lydia Shutter]

So many people have their eye on the bottom line....all they care about is profit. You have expressed your displeasure...and disgust...of them brilliantly. I think there is one thing you might want to change, though. "Gazing out.of the glass stained window" You probably mean, "the stained glass window" and the period after "out" is most likely a typo. Sophy, your poetry is always worthwhile! Lydi**

[Sophy Freebirds]

Ohh yes. Lol. Thats wrong. No excuse for being wrong. Will correct it ASAP :) Rampantly typed so sorry for being silly. Thank you so much Lydi. Always glad to have you on my page .

[R Smith]

wow! think you boiled all over the page, this is an astounding poem, gotta have it in my library, from the stained glass windows to the haughty rotten boughs the profit is really all yours and ours is the pleasure to read such wonderful words, thank you Bluebird

[Sophy Freebirds]

Wow. Thank you so much Richie rich ;D for the wonderful review.

[R Smith]

Thank you for the new name I love it, always a pleasure to hear from you Bluebird :)

[Sami Khalil]

The message is truthful, the words are powerful, the solution is appreciable. Excellent Sophy...:).....................

[Sophy Freebirds]

Thank you for your kind words Sami :)

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome....:).......