DISQUS

L.L. Barkat · 2 years ago

Loved hearing you read! Made me feel like going to the Metropolitan Museum with you, maybe eating street food along the way or Indian food after, Picasso poet.

Lady Jane Grey · 2 years ago

That's so funny.... we went to IHOP in Kerrville with some of our youth kids, and one of the more creative kids asked for just that... an angry pancake. They served it to him with a smile. We laughed. It was lovely.

Susan · 2 years ago

I loved it!! and I smiled too - and I haven't done a lot of that today - thanks!! And now I know what you sound like too!

Marcus · 2 years ago

L.L., too bad we never made it to the Met. The street fair was fun, and the Indian food at Devi has become a legend in our household.

Lady Jane Grey, Sarah, where do you think I got the idea for this poem, silly person!

Susan, what a compliment! Thanks. Too much poetry doesn't make anyone smile at all.

Eve Nielsen · 2 years ago

Love the ending, Mark. : )

real live preacher · 2 years ago

Okay man, tell us about gabcast. How did you do that?

Marcus · 2 years ago

Eve, you are sweet. Thanks. I was trying to give permission to Christians to be authentic. Too often, Christians put on this fake happy face, like "chocolate peepers and cream." But sometimes there is real joy in being honest about feeling grumpy. We don't sin in our grumpiness, but we don't necessarily stuff it down inside ourselves and put up a veneer of "Christian joy." In fact, when we find healthy outlets for our grumpiness, we may just find the smile on our own face again.

Gordon, gabcast is free. I found it through Randy Ingermanson's newsletter. Once I set up an account, there's a 1-800 number I call. I leave a voice message, which the site turns into a podcast. Pretty cool. I should do it more often.

every square inch · 2 years ago

what a great reading voice you have. I'll have to check out gabcast...and maybe do a podcast one of these days.

Ted M. Gossard · 2 years ago

Nice poem, Markus, and very nice read.

Reminds me of Rich Mullins lyrics, maybe because I've been listening to him alot, lately. Whimsical, imaginative, memorable.

Steve · 2 years ago

It takes a brave man to do poetry these days. Seems to be a lost art. Thanks for keeping the fire going. And, what a great poem.

Marcus · 2 years ago

ESI, thanks! We read out loud at home, so I get a lot of practice. I've always thought my reading voice was pitched a little high.

Ted, did you really just compare me to Rich Mullins? You're my new best friend.

Steve, boy do I have you fooled. I'm no brave man. I just like poetry.

Eve Nielsen · 2 years ago

The poem was a little..syruppy, though. *grin*

I agree. Our culture wants us to contain all emotions and expressions of them-just be mediocre.

How 'bout a little color in our lives? A little honesty and reality?

Great insight.