my decision
by poeteye (Member) - published: January 15, 2004
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i was sitting
down and alone
in my room when
the doorbell rang

i got up to

answer a man
selling faith with
his family smiling
behind him

i told him i was saved

and was closing the door
when the phone rang
i asked hello
this time it was a woman
selling “Psychology Today”

i bought a year’s subscription

------
True style
is not a function of
financial circumstance.

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The following comments are for "my decision"
by poeteye

selling faith!
I can't tell you how much I love this phrase and all that it implies. Jim, wonderful poem, as always.

Regards,
Claire

( Posted by: Clairesbest [Member] On: January 15, 2004 )

an easy touch
This was a nice look at the idea that everyone will succumb to some sort of sales pitch or other. Love it.

( Posted by: cybele [Member] On: January 15, 2004 )

selling faith
Still having trouble posting?

Found this in the random reader and loved the interplay between faith and what Tom Cruise would call "lies." Personally prefer the lies because the truth can always be uncovered. Can't say the same about faith. How can one dig up high fantasy when there is nothing underneath?

Oh, no I think I just offended the porn police...

Cool poem. Hope to read you again soon.

( Posted by: desvelado [Member] On: July 31, 2008 )

STILL UNABLE TO POST Any ideas?
I am unable to post new poetry. This is one I have been wanting to share:

SUBMISSION
He rolls the slip into a scroll to fit
within the bottle’s neck and corks it tight
and prays the tide will randomly transmit
the words he hurls to someone’s caring sight.
Upon the waters, having “cast his bread,”
most often finds it washed back on his shore,
apparently unopened and unread,
yet, undeterred, he sends it out once more.
He knows the dismal nature of his act
but hopes that, tossing up upon some beach
and catching someone’s eye, it will attract
with glistening enticement and may reach
the acknowledgement he trusts it can win,
achieving more than the recycling bin.

( Posted by: poeteye [Member] On: August 1, 2008 )

submitting
I once tried posting but Bob was validating posts at the same time, so I snuck in my post by clicking on submit without logging in first. My poem showed up five minutes later.

I'll comment on your poem when you post it.

( Posted by: desvelado [Member] On: August 1, 2008 )

poeteye
I can't for the life of me understand why you can not post your work. There are a few glitches remaining from our last crash that the owner of the site has been unable or uninterested to fix-the rating is still down- but you are the only one who has a problem with posting. It could be a server incompatibly issue-I'll try to get the owners programmer to wash all the bugs from the system- not a easy task but one that I'll try my damnest to do.

my warmest
bob

( Posted by: rcallaci [Moderator] On: August 1, 2008 )

post hassle
I am able to post only before signing on, but, thanks to Francisco, I now will be posting again. Bob, I hope this gives you a clue as to how to fix the problem. It is still impossible for me to post if I have logged-in first.
-- Jim

( Posted by: poeteye [Member] On: August 12, 2008 )

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