Thread: - The Annointment -

(Note: "You become the game if you allow the game; without consumerism there ain't no consumers/It ceases without clients" - Ronald Popeil McDonald)
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the pope, Anthony
showed-up at the coveted
waters, an Angl'can
with right angles connected
like a mitre, aye Midas

BLESSED BE HE...

muffling a sermon
for the Masses in wholly
communion with the
solvent & solubles, in
extreme unctuous, knave in

BLESSED BE THEY WITH FARSIGHT

vestments black & gold
raimed with the bodies 'n blood
of shellings & of
skillings... cardinal Hallibu
looks to burnadebt, amens

BLESSED DEEPEST BE HE OF THE HOLY WATERS

to the friends of the
Lourde, solvent & soluble
n'more... the pope like
the heretics, masking for-
giving, telling not asking

BLESSED BE HE FROM D'MASKUS

Let the dispanning
begin, the spilling vis of
villainary, pope
to cardinal to pawn in black
water - caveats' empty -

BLESSED BE HE OF HIGH OFFICE

the pope, Anthony
appears...fills with defiling
resurrection like
yurts...the pope, Anthony &
the pope mogulmobil

BLESSED BE SQUINNY HE OF THE BP

in the motor pooil
unreg. dipstick in repair
Sister Petroleua
anoints his feet annoyed on
the litreallon of virgin

BLESSED BE THE OILS OF THE EARTH

Manni-Lambda-cum-
Puget carelessly shattered
on to the glebe floor
not not-unlike all feet a-
wash in the whore of Babylon

BLESSED BE HE

flyin' not, into
the sacrostink like a tar
tsunami in to
the faces of the vatics
anointed & sacrosunk!

BLESSED BE THE CHILDREN OF CHILDREN?

In the nightday, kneeled
to the anointmeant to ass-
uage energies, pray
(ecce signum) oh my gush
what is this fossil thinking!?

BLESSED BE THE CHILDREN OF TERMOIL

H.e.m.-H'H.
6.15.MMx.
(Morte)
(AF)
ST

Haro, before I approach "The Annointment", I must tell you and share with readers that your Work has had an invaluable effect on my own writing. I find myself writing less tightly hence, experiencing more freedom in the writing process. And I thank you for this. OK. Onto your poem:

I can always count on you to fill in the gaps and always await in suspense!

It seems that you are speaking of the hypocrisy of the church, particulary it's leader (I wish I could get smaller case here!) I'm going to tackle some stanzas, relishing in your word play.

aye Midas

BLESSED BE HE...

muffling a sermon
for the Masses in wholly
communion with the
solvent & solubles, in
extreme unctuous, knave in

BLESSED BE THEY WITH FARSIGHT

vestments black & gold
raimed with the bodies 'n blood

The Pope equated to Midas but with a bite. Turning everything he touches into gold for his own self-service e.g.

extreme "unctuous, knave" in
BLESSED BE THEY WITH FARSIGHT
vestments black & "gold"

Note: At first you cap line breaks were distracting but upon second read I was able to get past them and then gleen.

the pope, Anthony
appears...fills with defiling
resurrection like
yurts...the pope, Anthony &
the pope mogulmobil

"defiling resurrection like yurt" Yurt being a simple nomadic tent. What a comparison!

"pope mogulbile" Fabulous portmanteau! Just a pope on a wealthy business man's run, as good as bile.

"in the motorpoil" Another portmantea, but I need some help here. "Poil" as in gold core? Perhaps transportation. Nothing but the best in gold?

Great neologism!

sacrosunk

Sancrosanct sunk. I anything sacred anymore?

Almost forgot!

Midas.
muffling a sermon

Good old Midas Muffler... I never tire!

Now, I await your enlightenment. Respectfully, Laurie

Laurie - Again, TY for the acknowledgement, I am privileged to be a part of your Writing/Poeting experience.

This Poem is satire (ala Swift), the "Church" as a metaphor (real & imagined) for the flow of the text; the "pope," his guise in this piece the greed of a Midas, you are accurate. The capitalized interspersions function as a refrain/offer-&-answer/"Greek Chorus" motif providing relief, i.e., comedic, draconian... to point/distract, all with specific purpose, some enjambement ; "motor poil" a play onto the referenced vehicle, motorpool, oil... Nothing sacred 'cept greed which sinks US. LOL, pleased you got Midas muffler, this made some noise! TY for the opportunity to elucidate - H'H.

Would never have thought of this as a satire. Pleased I pegged the pope and got a kick from Midas Muffler. Laurie